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Old 25th Dec 2014, 23:18
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kingRB
 
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I don’t know what I don’t know, what about you mob? Are you really sure there is no chemtrailing anywhere ever? My guess is that you, like me, just don't know either way.
sorry but that's a typical pseudoscience / conspiracy nutcase logic.

They often claim "you can't prove it doesn't exist". That's not how the scientific world works.

Have a look at this list, and see how familiar it looks when applied to the "chemtrail" idea.

Pseudoscientific Arguments ? A Simple Guide For Proving Anything | Young Australian Skeptics

  1. Refer to science as dogma, a few times if possible.
  2. Decide on your argumentative position and then cherry pick some evidence..
  3. Read up on logical errors — these are best used as part of a convoluted argument
  4. Find an Einstein quote that sounds like it might be relevant.
  5. Have a thesaurus on hand (a better vocabulary makes your argument stronger).
  6. Write with an authoritative tone.
  7. Use scientific jargon out of context.
  8. Tout your ideas as ones that scientists are incapable of or unwilling to consider.
  9. Dispute the whole concept of a scientific fact.
  10. Use scientific facts when necessary, but warp them to support your ideas.
  11. Use labels, slander, analogies, anecdotes etc. as evidence.
  12. Start out with your more scientifically-​​sound material (e.g. stuff you learned in school, or from wikipedia) to gain the reader’s trust, then degrade into the realm of nonsense.
  13. An accusatory tone can also help — everybody loves drama.
  14. Kick it up a notch with a full-​​blown conspiracy theory — guaranteed to get you a cult following.
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