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Comment author: DonaldMcIntyre 23 February 2015 06:32:57AM *  0 points [-]

Ha!

"as a matter of fact yes, I am an economist"

That would certainly be very effective.

Either play on the "battle of wits" mode, return the hostility, do your damnedest to humiliate the other in a way that >makes you look good rather than petty, or try to bring the hostile arguer... well, not to your side, but to a neutral basis of >discussion.

I will have to practice this more, I think the third alternative is just to leave the discussion because the other person is just locked.

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 23 February 2015 01:09:33PM 1 point [-]

That would certainly be very effective.

The typical response to this is flat incredulity. This is particularly effective if your screen-name is not your actual name, and doubly so if you are the least bit reluctant to reveal your identity.

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