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- Shocking news article accusing one politician of something bad
- A “Here, Here” agreement with a call for resignation, court-martial, imprisonment, or impeachment
- The article is dismissed as being “taken out of context” or “a pack of lies”
- The author of the article is accused of bias
- The author is attacked on a personal level (“He’s a fat slob”)
- Someone quotes the dictionary
- Someone brings up some wrongdoing (real or perceived) of a politician from the opposing party, arguing “at least he’s not as bad as this guy”
- Someone copies and pastes a 5 page op-ed piece into the thread
- Someone starts a rebuttal with the word “Fact:”
- An ominous quote is cited. Bonus points if it’s by George Orwell or Hermann G