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| caricature='''Caricature believers' arguments'''—Rather than accurately report and respond to an argument offered by a believer, it is easier to caricature it and mock the straw man version that you have created. | | caricature='''Caricature believers' arguments'''—Rather than accurately report and respond to an argument offered by a believer, it is easier to caricature it and mock the straw man version that you have created. | ||
| change opinion='''Believers aren't allowed to change their opinions''': if believers don't abandon their faith because of the critics' arguments, they are "ignoring the evidence." When believers change their opinions as new data become available, the critics triumphantly declare that this means the believers are being inconsistent or caving in. | | change opinion='''Believers aren't allowed to change their opinions''': if believers don't abandon their faith because of the critics' arguments, they are "ignoring the evidence." When believers change their opinions as new data become available, the critics triumphantly declare that this means the believers are being inconsistent or caving in. | ||
| − | |despair='''Believers are characterized to be in a state of "desperation" or "despair"—Critics wish to make it appear that believers are never on solid ground based upon facts and that any attempt to support their belief is an act of desperation or despair. | + | |despair='''Believers are characterized to be in a state of "desperation" or "despair"'''—Critics wish to make it appear that believers are never on solid ground based upon facts and that any attempt to support their belief is an act of desperation or despair. |
|doesn't count='''Doesn't count''': Anti-Mormons like to claim the Church ''never'' or ''rarely'' does something, and then insist that every counter-example doesn't really count (if they mention them at all). This lets them ignore all evidence contrary to their position. | |doesn't count='''Doesn't count''': Anti-Mormons like to claim the Church ''never'' or ''rarely'' does something, and then insist that every counter-example doesn't really count (if they mention them at all). This lets them ignore all evidence contrary to their position. | ||
| ex-mormon='''Quotes from Ex-Mormon message board posts do not produce the best evidence'''—Ex-mormon message board posts tend to let their rhetoric obscure facts. | | ex-mormon='''Quotes from Ex-Mormon message board posts do not produce the best evidence'''—Ex-mormon message board posts tend to let their rhetoric obscure facts. | ||
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