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| | The style of a [[liberal]] often includes these characteristics: | | The style of a [[liberal]] often includes these characteristics: |
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| | + | #denial that people can grow out of a [[liberal]] viewpoint, such as [[atheism]] |
| | #denial of accountability | | #denial of accountability |
| | #insisting on a mindless equality, as in "if you have an entry for [[Beethoven]], then you must allow entries for vulgar rap artists!" | | #insisting on a mindless equality, as in "if you have an entry for [[Beethoven]], then you must allow entries for vulgar rap artists!" |
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| | #Dismissing legitimate criticism as "a joke" <ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Essay:Liberal_Style&oldid=266960]</ref> | | #Dismissing legitimate criticism as "a joke" <ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Essay:Liberal_Style&oldid=266960]</ref> |
| | #Denying something widely known to be true but difficult to prove, such as observing that men are far more likely to work in gas stations than women. | | #Denying something widely known to be true but difficult to prove, such as observing that men are far more likely to work in gas stations than women. |
| − | #Will often deny being a liberal, or will claim to be a "true conservative", while spouting liberal and democratic talking points and criticizing basic conservative beliefs and principles. | + | #Will often deny being a [[liberal]], or will claim to be a "true conservative", while spouting liberal and democratic talking points and criticizing basic conservative beliefs and principles. |
| | #using non sequiturs in argument, such as responding to the point above that [[liberals]] over-rely on accusations of hypocrisy by citing an example of conservatives' observing [[liberal hypocrisy]]. But their example does not help their argument. Quite the contrary, use of that example tends to prove that [[liberals]] do over-rely on accusations of hypocrisy (relativism). Think about that. | | #using non sequiturs in argument, such as responding to the point above that [[liberals]] over-rely on accusations of hypocrisy by citing an example of conservatives' observing [[liberal hypocrisy]]. But their example does not help their argument. Quite the contrary, use of that example tends to prove that [[liberals]] do over-rely on accusations of hypocrisy (relativism). Think about that. |
| | #selectively citing the [[Bible]] when convenient, even though they hold much of it in disdain. | | #selectively citing the [[Bible]] when convenient, even though they hold much of it in disdain. |