Vox Day had a great article today called “How to argue like a liberal.”
1. Make an untrue statement, preferably on the subject of something about which you know nothing.
2. Express astonishment that your source could possibly be inaccurate.
3. Demand what motivation your source would have to lie.
4. Assert that the other party’s inability to articulate this motivation is tantamount to proof that your source is not lying.
5. Question the motivation of the contrary source.
6. Argue that all sources are equal and that therefore the contrary source is irrelevant.
7. Change the subject.
Alternatively …
1. Make an untrue statement.
2. Deny that you said what you said.
3. Deny that the other party understood what you said.
4. Deny that the words you used mean what the other party claims they mean.
5. Redefine your definition and hope the other person forgets the previous one. Repeat as needed.
6. Assert that since definitions are irrelevant and subjective, the other person is mean-spirited, racist, sexist, intolerant and obsessive.
7. Change the subject.