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Re:My Father Firmly Believes the Earth Is Flat, How to Help by perl4ever on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @07:55AM (#24637776)
Saying "facts don't convince people" is a way of saying "begging the question doesn't convince people", I think.
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Re:My Father Firmly Believes the Earth Is Flat, How to Help by LatteLazy on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @08:06AM (#24637880)
"begging the question"? I'm not sure i understand...

Edit: I get it now. To be clear: I'm not presenting proof, I'm just making the observation.

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Re:My Father Firmly Believes the Earth Is Flat, How to Help by Arnt on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @08:11AM (#24637919)
To beg a question is one of the ways to skip over the weak part of your argument. There are other ways. Begging the question is a way that leaves a remainder that must be true because it's true.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question

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Re:My Father Firmly Believes the Earth Is Flat, How to Help by LatteLazy on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @08:18AM (#24637965)
Ah, thanks, I've never heard that used that way!
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