Brainster
27th March 2009, 11:48 PM
One of Alex Jones' clones apparently put it together (http://www.gatecreepers.com/entries/exclusive-debunking-myths-on-conspiracy-theorie/); it's mostly argument by assertion. For example:
Myth #10: Conspiracy theorists repeat their claims no matter how much they are debunked
This is a cop-out excuse to avoid addressing the issues, and it relies on the assumption that all the claims have been debunked. Often times the people who make those claims only address the weakest or silliest arguments while ignoring the strongest ones, a tactic called the straw man. In some cases, the objections raised by the person have already been debunked elsewhere, though the rebuttals will be dismissed as 'repeating' claims. In the most extreme cases, the person will claim that the theory has been debunked over and over again by 'experts', even though there are no such rebuttals.
Translation: You only debunked 57 of my 58 points and therefor I can continue to use all 58.
This seems to be part of a trend of rebunking debunking; see also this 9-11 Troofer blog (http://911debunkers.blogspot.com/).
Myth #10: Conspiracy theorists repeat their claims no matter how much they are debunked
This is a cop-out excuse to avoid addressing the issues, and it relies on the assumption that all the claims have been debunked. Often times the people who make those claims only address the weakest or silliest arguments while ignoring the strongest ones, a tactic called the straw man. In some cases, the objections raised by the person have already been debunked elsewhere, though the rebuttals will be dismissed as 'repeating' claims. In the most extreme cases, the person will claim that the theory has been debunked over and over again by 'experts', even though there are no such rebuttals.
Translation: You only debunked 57 of my 58 points and therefor I can continue to use all 58.
This seems to be part of a trend of rebunking debunking; see also this 9-11 Troofer blog (http://911debunkers.blogspot.com/).