There's no arguing with Conservatives.

4corners · 09-17-08, 03:46 PM

No, Seriously, Scientific Studies Prove It. Hehe... not that I want to claim to be on either side of the fence here and without looking into the study much at all. I thought others might find this midly humerous and others perhaps, midly vindicated.

Exert from washingtonpost article:

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Political scientists Brendan Nyhan and Jason Reifler provided two groups of volunteers with the Bush administration's prewar claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. One group was given a refutation -- the comprehensive 2004 Duelfer report that concluded that Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction before the United States invaded in 2003. Thirty-four percent of conservatives told only about the Bush administration's claims thought Iraq had hidden or destroyed its weapons before the U.S. invasion, but 64 percent of conservatives who heard both claim and refutation thought that Iraq really did have the weapons. The refutation, in other words, made the misinformation worse.
A similar "backfire effect" also influenced conservatives told about Bush administration assertions that tax cuts increase federal revenue. One group was offered a refutation by prominent economists that included current and former Bush administration officials. About 35 percent of conservatives told about the Bush claim believed it; 67 percent of those provided with both assertion and refutation believed that tax cuts increase revenue.

In a paper approaching publication, Nyhan, a PhD student at Duke University, and Reifler, at Georgia State University, suggest that Republicans might be especially prone to the backfire effect because conservatives may have more rigid views than liberals: Upon hearing a refutation, conservatives might "argue back" against the refutation in their minds, thereby strengthening their belief in the misinformation. Nyhan and Reifler did not see the same "backfire effect" when liberals were given misinformation and a refutation about the Bush administration's stance on stem cell research.

BronzeGod · 09-17-08, 03:50 PM

Just toss God into the mix and you can justify just about anything.

Mr.Schme · 09-17-08, 03:51 PM

Heh. XD

Qbert · 09-17-08, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BronzeGod

Just toss God into the mix and you can justify just about anything.

So true.

Conservatives do it.
Al-Qaeda does it.

Maybe they should have a meet and greet.

BronzeGod · 09-17-08, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Qbert

So true.

Conservatives do it.
Al-Qaeda does it.

Maybe they should have a meet and greet.

Well, if you look at it this way, Al-Qaeda IS a band of Conservatives because of their views. Fundamentalists = evangelists. Most religious nutcases are conservatives.

jimmt · 09-17-08, 03:55 PM

Not scientific enough. Article should state that you can't argue with Bush supporters or modern Republicans.

Mr.Schme · 09-17-08, 04:02 PM

This is proven on these forums.

Monolyth · 09-17-08, 04:03 PM

Modern Republicans = Neo-Cons (read: not conservative).

BronzeGod · 09-17-08, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Monolyth

Modern Republicans = Neo-Cons (read: not conservative).

Neo-con artist? or Neo-CONSERVATIVE?

Monolyth · 09-17-08, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BronzeGod

Neo-con artist? or Neo-CONSERVATIVE?

Yes.

It's unfortunate True Conservatives can't retake the Republican party.

BronzeGod · 09-17-08, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Monolyth

Yes.

It's unfortunate True Conservatives can't retake the Republican party.

indeed. A fiscal Republican is what we need right now.

4corners · 09-17-08, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BronzeGod

indeed. A fiscal Republican is what we need right now.

I agree. Why again wasn't Ron Paul nominated?

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