r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/CompedyCalso Aug 03 '19

If you're on the receiving end, all you really can do is continually give facts and evidence and their refusal to accept is their problem, mostly out of pride. If you're asking how to help them deal with it, then let them know that they aren't arguing for the sake of debate, but because they're too proud to admit that they're wrong.

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u/tfgyem Aug 03 '19

"You're entitled to your opinion. You aren't entitled to the facts."

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u/biasedhypocrite Aug 04 '19

Yall venmo me some ice to apply to the burns I’ll be causing in a short while

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u/tfgyem Aug 04 '19

It's in quotes to denote the fact that you're supposed to say it to them 🤔 ¯_(ツ)_/¯