Arguing with ignorant people

TinfoilTinman · 07-12-2011 02:41AM #1

Every so often, you meet a person who lacks information on a particular topic and yet argues vehemently their point. The topic is usually one in which you have extensive knowledge. In the more heated arguements, straw men and ad hominem attacks can arise.

The person is not necessarily stupid (though can be), just mis/uninformed.

Q1: What topics would you consider yourself well-versed in?
(you need not be an expert or have a profession related to it)

Q2: What is the wildest claim you've heard in relation to it?

starbelgrade · 07-12-2011 02:43AM

Q1: What topics would you consider yourself well-versed in?

A1: I know absolutely everything about everything.

Q2: What is the wildest claim you've heard in relation to it?

A2: See answer 1.

hondasam · 07-12-2011 02:44AM

TinfoilTinman wrote: »

Q1: What topics would you consider yourself well-versed in?
(you need not be an expert or have a profession related to it)

Anything about sex.

Q2: What is the wildest claim you've heard in relation to it?

I once heard a man say he lasted a full eight minutes.

Terry · 07-12-2011 02:44AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

Q1: What topics would you consider yourself well-versed in?

A1: I know absolutely everything about everything.

Q2: What is the wildest claim you've heard in relation to it?

A2: See answer 1.

Huh?

johnr1 · 07-12-2011 02:49AM

hondasam wrote: »

I once heard a man say he lasted a full eight minutes.

Listen here, If we lasted for hours, then you'd be a pauper, so quit yore bitchin

:P

Jul3s · 07-12-2011 02:53AM

Arguing with ignorant people is abit like......................

Arguing with Cork people

Sauve · 07-12-2011 02:53AM

This is too difficult for AH.

Chuck Stone · 07-12-2011 02:54AM

I think I have more of a Jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none type knowledge bank.

If someone is being dogmatically stupid with me I just pretend that they are right to bring the conversation/debate to an end as quickly as possible.

FootShooter · 07-12-2011 02:54AM

Q1: Chemtrails. Only the most stupid and most ignorant would believe that chemtrails exist.

Q2. That chemtrails actually exist.

Temptamperu · 07-12-2011 02:57AM

Well thats just your opinion isnt it?

OF FUCKING COURSE ITS MY OPINION YOU THICK LUMP OF SHITE.

I hate that response

CrazyRabbit · 07-12-2011 03:00AM

OP...I'd argue this point with you but...well ya know.

massdebater · 07-12-2011 03:28AM

That's ignorant

/Michael Jackson voice

Chuck Stone · 07-12-2011 03:29AM

Temptamperu wrote: »

Well thats just your opinion isnt it?

OF FUCKING COURSE ITS MY OPINION YOU THICK LUMP OF SHITE.

I hate that response

Just reply with 'well spotted' and they stop pointing out the obvious.

mackg · 07-12-2011 03:31AM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

I think I have more of a Jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none type knowledge bank.

If someone is being dogmatically stupid with me I just pretend that they are right to bring the conversation/debate to an end as quickly as possible.

Jesus Christ this. I can't stand arguing with irrational people, if they are that hell bent on not listening to reasonable arguments leave them off.

Kanoe · 07-12-2011 03:37AM

this is really just a subtle continuation of the abiogenesis/intelligent design discussion over in the unpopular opinion thread where a couple of people spent a day trying to convince each other their super powers were better than the other, isn't it?

They're all lovely super powers.

cursai · 07-12-2011 03:49AM

Please merge with Atheism thread to allow access of ignoramus's>>>

Amirani · 07-12-2011 04:00AM

cursai wrote: »

Please merge with Atheism thread to allow access of ignoramus's>>>

Spot the irony...

flutterflye · 07-12-2011 04:06AM

I guess aspergers and adhd would be what I know the most about.

The usual crap that makes my blood boil are statements like "these disorders didn't exist when I was young", or "adhd is just a made up term for boldness", "it's the parents fault", "all he/she needs is some manners put on them", "they grow out of it" and so on.

Oh and also depression - "Just snap yourself out of it". Aaaaggghhh!!!

policarp · 07-12-2011 05:41AM

You think I know F*** nothing. . .

I know F*** ALL. . .

minidazzler · 07-12-2011 07:27AM

People don't argue because they are right, they argue because they want to win. In fact, arguing with you increases how much they believe in their argument and thus increases their need to win to prove you wrong, the funny thing is that it happens on your side too, so it's two people trying to win by proving the other wrong but the more they argue the more they want to argue to "win"

im invisible · 07-12-2011 07:43AM

I know fcuk-all about anything, but with a few pints in me, i'll argue anything with anyone, i especially enjoy when both of us are arguing for the same side, but are too drunk to realise it.

Chuck Stone · 07-12-2011 07:46AM

minidazzler wrote: »

People don't argue because they are right, they argue because they want to win. In fact, arguing with you increases how much they believe in their argument and thus increases their need to win to prove you wrong, the funny thing is that it happens on your side too, so it's two people trying to win by proving the other wrong but the more they argue the more they want to argue to "win"

I'm afraid that is completely wrong..
trollface.pic

im invisible · 07-12-2011 07:48AM

...reminds me of a short story by Irvine Welsh, something like 'magic vs unknown scince' or 'the two professers' or something...

Jumpy · 07-12-2011 08:10AM

Temptamperu wrote: »

Well thats just your opinion isnt it?

OF FUCKING COURSE ITS MY OPINION YOU THICK LUMP OF SHITE.

I hate that response

Are you sure they are not just taking advantage of your Big Lebowski ignorance?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVCtkzIXYzQ

Daniel S · 07-12-2011 09:01AM

I find that arguments tend to arise from people not realising I'm right.

blackbird98 · 07-12-2011 09:45AM

an old saying that says a lot:

He who thinks he knows something, knows nothing. He who knows he knows nothing, knows something!!

Duggy747 · 07-12-2011 10:12AM

I know what I know and normally keep my opinion to myself. Only rarely do I come out of the woodwork when called for, like an idiot friend I had on Facebook who kept spreading terrible anti-everything propaganda and jumped on every bandwagon imaginable like the capitalist conspiracy of computers and flat-screens TV's & monitors despite her having the same knowledge of IT as a granny's weakened knee.

Never argue with an idiot, they'll bring you down to their level and beat you with experience...........or drive you to murder.

foxyboxer · 07-12-2011 10:15AM

People who think the Moon landings were faked because they saw some photographs on the internet without stars and stuff :rolleyes:

It's like a bull and a red flag to me.

working fool · 07-12-2011 10:21AM

Q1 panel eating

Q2 sure that will polish out

siltirocker · 07-12-2011 10:28AM

Temptamperu wrote: »

Well thats just your opinion isnt it?

OF FUCKING COURSE ITS MY OPINION YOU THICK LUMP OF SHITE.

I hate that response

I don't think you've picked that phrase up right. That phrase highlights that the person is happy that it is YOUR opinion and one that is not not popular with the masses. It is a well shrouded insult.

Leftist · 07-12-2011 10:29AM

This place has thousands of these tabloid, chinese whisper educated types who think anything that isn't republican and catholic is wrong. if you try to reason with them they start picking out the most irrelevant point of your post as if they were some intellectual sage. If you were to go off AH you'd think irish people really do deserve their stereotype.

Arguing with ignorant people

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