Sometimes I’ll just be like ‘you’re not a high school social studies teacher, you don’t need a works cited page. Either believe it or not.’ Other times I’ll point out their pattern of behavior and argument strategy before they even get to the final stage, where they say since it didn’t come from a reputable source it doesn’t count. They don’t seem to grasp all of their beliefs are being influenced by propaganda sources so of course any real news will seem strange to them. They’re interesting creatures.
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That is what I call the dismissal verbal tool. "fake news" was supposed to be one used on us. That backfired. But there are many other tools given to them to dismiss us. They do not want to hear you because they have been told you are evil. Well if you are evil you do not have to listen to it. In fact you are free to attack it and they will praise you for it.
Call them out on it. Say something along the lines of "aw damn didnt mean to hurt your feelings maybe you can come back when you are calmed down". You will see the biggest twist up ever.