I found for the most part that a couple of examples, usually political/economic examples work the best, gets them to see the difference
The latter conflate concepts to make their ideology work & get vague & change subject. Motte & Bailey. Most often seen with religion.
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They don't tend to think about it later & decide they were mistaken in thinking they had evidence for their God or whatever.
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Coz not motivated by desire to look right but desire to hold on to belief.
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You may be right about the motivation. I still think it's possible for a seed to be planted they'll reflect on over time...
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So do I. Otherwise I wouldn't bother. I just disbelieve that she lacks the capability to understand the distinction.
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Can I be so blunt as to ask to whom the "she" refers? (Well, evidently, I could.)
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