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Have you ever been in an argument where you absolutely objectively proved you were correct? (lemmy.world)

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[-] kaffiene@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Plenty of times. But that's not the same as the other party accepting the fact :o) I've also been proven wrong many times. The way the question is posed implies that this is a rare occurance?

[-] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Yeah, that's what happens most times.

But also, I have had the rare person accept the fact and pull a complete 180 due to a fact I've shown. It's very rare, but not impossible.

I believe the three hardest words for most people to be "I was wrong"

Interesting article related to this:

https://howtobeastoic.wordpress.com/2016/01/19/one-crucial-word/

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