First, get a list of over a dozen things you want to say. They don’t have to be true, and many, even most, of them can be versions of each other. Then, when you are in the debate, do this:<\/p>\n
Scientist: \u201cIf there\u2019s one thing you should take away from this discussion, it\u2019s…<\/p>\n
Denialist [interrupting]: Thing one, thing two, thing three, thing four, thing five.<\/p>\n
Scientist: \u201cActually, that thing four you said, that\u2019s not really true ..<\/p>\n
Denialist [interrupting]: Thing six, thing seven, thing eight, thing nine, thing ten.<\/p>\n
Scientist: We can\u2019t be sure of everything but one thing we are pretty sure of is…<\/p>\n
Denialist [interrupting]: I\u2019m sure of thing eleven, thing twelve, thing thirteen thing fourteen.<\/p>\n
Moderator [scowling at denialist]: Let\u2019s give the scientist a chance to explain thing two.<\/p>\n
Scientist [flustered]: Thing two.. Well, what is really important is that, well, that\u2019s not important; to know why thing two is incorrect you need to understand ….<\/p>\n
Denialist [interrupting]: thing fifteen, thing sixteen, thing seventeen, thing eighteen, thing nineteen<\/p>\n
Moderator: Well, that\u2019s all the time we have, please join us next week..<\/p>\n
Denialist [interrupting]: thing twenty, thing twenty-one, thing twenty two ….<\/p>\n
Denialist wins debate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
First, get a list of over a dozen things you want to say. They don’t have to be true, and many, even most, of them can be versions of each other. Then, when you are in the debate, do this: Scientist: \u201cIf there\u2019s one thing you should take away from this discussion, it\u2019s… Denialist [interrupting]: … Continue reading Pro Tip for Science Denialists: How to win a debate with a scientist<\/span>