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Some people just looove talking. Like your auntie Betsie who just created a FB account and floods it with posts on chemtrails, or that entitled anti-masker who believes wearing a face covering impinges on their rights. Or many other loud ones on social media who can’t miss a chance to spread some misinformation on drinking bleach to prevent COVID-19. 

But the world is the place of karma, and if there’s yin, there’s always yang. That means that if you throw some nonsense out there into the world, it may come back and hit you like a boomerang. 

To show you how it works in practice, Bored Panda compiled a mesmerizing collection from the witty subreddit called “Murdered By Words.” It’s a prominent corner of the internet entirely devoted to put-downs, comebacks, and counter-arguments.

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I'm Gonna Take The Surgeon's Side On This One

I'm Gonna Take The Surgeon's Side On This One

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Disabled Parking Should Only Be Valid During Business Hours 9 To 5

Disabled Parking Should Only Be Valid During Business Hours 9 To 5

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Being in an argument, whether voluntarily or not, is one of the most emotionally draining situations you can get yourself into. It raises your blood pressure, and you may feel trapped by the opponent trying to prove their point no matter what.

It gets even more frustrating when the person you’re arguing with is proving a point that, in your eyes, doesn’t make any sense to begin with. Whether it’s anti-maskers, anti-vaxers, flat-earthers, or conspiracy theorists, anyone can have their own opinion, but as such, everyone can stand up for their own beliefs.

Luckily, there’re some tricks you should know to winning an argument. According to Susan Krauss Whitbourne, a professor emerita of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, you should start by knowing your facts.

“How many times have you made a claim about some piece of trivia only to realize, as soon as you’ve made that claim, that you’re completely wrong?” Such a situation doesn’t lead you anywhere and gives your opponent a straight shot to winning.

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Now Sit Your Ass Down, Stefan.

Now Sit Your Ass Down, Stefan.

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Find A Different Career.

Find A Different Career.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Spot on. As a doctor, you are absolutely obliged to treat all patients the same way, regardless of age, gender, occupation, and anything else. If one is unable to do this, they simply aren't doctor material and should not be allowed to graduate.

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Apparently, It's Impossible For Women To Be Smart And Beautiful At The Same Time

Apparently, It's Impossible For Women To Be Smart And Beautiful At The Same Time

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reminds me of a time i went on a speed dating: 4/5 dudes straight up told me that they're intimidated with intelligent women. The only one that did not - was a self sufficient, creative, ambitious and overall impressive guy

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Seeing other person’s perspective may also help you in an argument. “You don’t have to agree with a foe in order to see his or her perspective,” says Susan.

“However, if you want to win an argument, you do need to be able to see the world the way your opponent does. Stepping into the mental set of those you argue with allows you to figure out what’s influencing them.”

If you figure out what’s triggering the person you’re arguing with, you can direct your focus there and showing a little empathy never hurt anybody.

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The Fact That He Never Removed The Post Surprises Me

The Fact That He Never Removed The Post Surprises Me

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And the third thing is to remember that “Becoming defensive is one of the worst ways to win an argument.” Letting your opponent see that you've dug into your position with no other alternatives may lift the argument from bad to ugly. Moreover, if you let the other person realize that you’re open-minded, even if you're pretending to be, the argument may resolve itself. 

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Just Pulled The Lever To The Verbal Guillotine.

Just Pulled The Lever To The Verbal Guillotine.

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Marcellus the Third
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's the same distinction between them being blessed with a fruitful marriage, where immigrants breed like rabbits.

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On A Comment Thread About UPS And USPS Workers

On A Comment Thread About UPS And USPS Workers

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WilvanderHeijden
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People that are condescending about other people's jobs are usually parasites with no job at all.

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Well, When You Put It That Way...

Well, When You Put It That Way...

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Cut The Shit Lady. You Chose The Bathroom.

Cut The Shit Lady. You Chose The Bathroom.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She shouldn't have said gender neutral ,if she was gonna make a sexist comment. It's like god can u even read

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I Love Arnold's Wholesome Murders

I Love Arnold's Wholesome Murders

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's funny how it's always the people with fragile egos accusing others of being snowflakes, when they themselves are visibly half melted in outrage.

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If He Were Here He'd Consume These Morons With Fireballs From His Eyes And Bolts Of Lightning From His Arse

If He Were Here He'd Consume These Morons With Fireballs From His Eyes And Bolts Of Lightning From His Arse

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The store should not have let them in .....or they took their masks off once inside to show offf. We should be fining this behavior. You can get a fine for music being too loud or disturbing the piece or reckless endangerment. STOP MAKING MASKS POLITICAL

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Yellow Tape Around Her Body It's A Fucking Homicide

Yellow Tape Around Her Body It's A Fucking Homicide

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amen. Speaking from NZ and Australia I just laugh at how retarded the Americans are in this topic. Raped by your insurance companies and begging for more

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Good Old Meghan Mccain

Good Old Meghan Mccain

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H Edwards
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Was it this one or some other blonde right-wing mouthpiece who later had to admit that she was in a completely different city at the time?

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The Ramsays Has The Best Insults

The Ramsays Has The Best Insults

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Don't Defend Corporations, They Will Not Return The Favor

Don't Defend Corporations, They Will Not Return The Favor

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a famous old case, still worth bringing up occasionally, as many people never questioned the "scamming from poor corporations" line.

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Murdered By The Word Of God.

Murdered By The Word Of God.

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That's Just How It Is Though, Isn't It?

That's Just How It Is Though, Isn't It?

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An Effortless Genocide

An Effortless Genocide

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A lot of immigrants work in jobs that others don’t want to do, majority have come for a better life and will take what they can, they have to start their lives all over again and they are not picky like many of us westerners (especially the privileged). They often take the lower paying jobs like trolley collectors, taxi/uber drivers, food delivery drivers and fruit pickers etc. What a lot of people don’t seem to understand is that a lot of these immigrants are well educated but their qualifications mean nothing because of where they are from and studied so they have to do it all over again.

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Very Strange, Indeed

Very Strange, Indeed

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah who wants to go to have a raging know-it-all bigot at a party. No thanks.

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Homophobia Is Manmade

Homophobia Is Manmade

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thanks for the Jewish perspective! I have seen the first one so often, but the second one is a very new perspective. Thanks for the share!

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Murdered By Laws

Murdered By Laws

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A Better Headline

A Better Headline

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean I am happily married even though we both lost our job in corona and now live in a church community house. Screw the idea of having kids though, they’d have to sleep on the floor of the games room or something, and I wouldn’t want anyone’s life to start out like that.

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Short And To The Point

Short And To The Point

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Murdered By Numbers?

Murdered By Numbers?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ironically, some statistics show violent crime has decreased since "violent" video games becamse more popular/mainstream.

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Maybe Not The First, But Definitely The Most Famous

Maybe Not The First, But Definitely The Most Famous

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

More specifically, first Innocent brown man killed publicly by a police state while his homies could only stand powerlessly and watched.

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Kill Theirs Or Educate Ours?

Kill Theirs Or Educate Ours?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's the same boring song that Republicans sing every time. Why invest 50 billion in education when we need that money to buy tanks and develop nuclear bombs? Because obviously having the power to destroy this entire world 5 times isn't enough....

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Ain't No Right Way

Ain't No Right Way

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Is It True

Is It True

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe they think it's part of the uniform? Like typical blue/green "medical color" doesn't really do anything but it's part of the image?

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The Aunt Looks Like Such A Nice Person

The Aunt Looks Like Such A Nice Person

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WilvanderHeijden
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you have alcohol problems and are in a divorce but still feel entitled enough to lecture people on how they should live their life.

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Roll Tide!

Roll Tide!

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I Lol'd Hard

 I Lol'd Hard

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Holy Hell! Call The Morgue

Holy Hell! Call The Morgue

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Foxxy (The Original)
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yuck, why not just say your room is getting a bit stuffy and whiffy so please air it out. No need to go into such detail.

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That Moment When An Anti-Vaxx Mom Is Called Out On Facebook By Her Son's Pediatric Nurse

That Moment When An Anti-Vaxx Mom Is Called Out On Facebook By Her Son's Pediatric Nurse

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sadly only the Anti-vaxxer lies will be retweeted, adding some more misinformation to the huge pile of BS that's already on the internet.

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Video Games Cause Violence

Video Games Cause Violence

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Marcellus the Third
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"No thank you, I'll keep playing chess where I get ahead by sacrificing my own peons to murder their horses bishops peons and queen".

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We The People

We The People

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

looks like the constitution is like the bible for the american... and we see the bible it's a cause of war between the people

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Why Do Old People Insist On Doing This?

Why Do Old People Insist On Doing This?

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You Can Disagree With An Opinion, But The Math Never Lies

You Can Disagree With An Opinion, But The Math Never Lies

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's this kind of "math" that leads Americans to believe that in "Socialist" European countries people pay about 125% of their income on taxes. And that's why healthcare is free.

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Murdered With One Word Almost 3 Years Later

Murdered With One Word Almost 3 Years Later

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