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Weisshaupt:
 I have found in the past that asking liberals questions, especially in the form of a test,  was the fastest most effective way to turn a liberal into a gibbering, angry idiot.  At the time I was looking for a cure.. something that would get their brains engaged.  Now I just want to ramp up the cognitive dissonance to 11, and make them angry and speechless. Basically cause as much pain as possible. I want it to be something we can post each and every time a liberal says something stupid, as a quick alternative to actually engaging in a pointless "debate" with them. A sort of text version of the Breitbart was Here poster and inspired by the list of what "critical thinkers" beleive

To this end I am soliciting question ideas to put into the test.  There are the characteristics I am looking for

1) The question should be fair. No loaded language or assumptions, and it should work within the liberals assumed frame of reference
2) It should be direct and simple (if possible - I have a hard time doing this myself) and deal with the big issues , Liberty, Constitutional Limited Government, Government by Consent, Rule of law, Racism/Victimhood, big economic questions etc..
3) The question should juxtapose the obvious logical answer with the emotional, illogical  one the liberal believes and  wants to give
4) It can be pretty much any question type: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice ( with a single or multiple answers), true/false, matching or short answer
5) You can include links to multimedia and pictures. I plan to incorporate banners for the questions including the bumper-stickers that drive home the liberal point of view on the question. But I am open to other ideas.  You can also include hyper links in each answer to illustrate the point ( for instance I hyperlink to the defintion of each of the fallacies in the matching example below)
6) in the end the quiz will be no more than 15 questions..I am open to suggestions on the best way to rate and determine which questions should be included.
7) they should be funny (ironic, not HA HA)  when possible.

If you want to see (and constructively criticize) what I have done so far, use this link to register for "my class"  so you can then access the quiz. This site lets me see "student" passwords, so DO NOT USE ONE  you don't want me to see. It will assign you a numeric username. You can then login and the quiz should be presented you you as an option.

 Once I have the test ready, I can make it public to everyone, but I not ready to do that yet. I want this thing to be so good that is goes viral- and I know I do not have the skill to do that on my own.. so please help!

For those who don't want to register and see the final result: here is the text of the questions I have so far:


Match the Argument  with the type of logical fallacy it represents (if any)

Anthropomorphic Global Warming theory is fact because there is general consensus among Climatologists that the theory is valid and proven

Any difference in the success rates of different sexes, or races is caused by irrational discrimination, hate, and bigotry because there are simply no other factors that could explain the differences
The Tea Party opposes Obama because they are Racists
Radical Islam`s violence is understandable and acceptable because it is a result of America`s violent, imperialist foreign policy
Rush Limbaugh and Fox News are mouthpieces for the Radical Right, and therefore everything they say or report is a lie.
Because wealth is constant, someone who has more wealth must have taken it from someone else.

Answers:
A: This is not a Fallacy
B: Ad Hominem
C: Cum Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
D: Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
E: Tu Quoque
F: Appeal to Authority
G: Appeal to Popularity (Bandwagon)
H: Zero-Sum Game (False Premise)
 

War is never the Answer because

A)in any dispute, both sides will always be able and willing to find a peaceful compromise
B)It might free result in a Free and democratic society (American Revolution)
C)It might prevent a genocide (WWII)
D)It might abolish slavery (Civil War)
E)Leaflet campaigns are more effective at settling disputes

Which of the following are freedoms protected by the U.S. Constitution?

A)The freedom to use government force obligate others to work in order to provide benefits for others who don't work hard enough to provide those benefits for themselves
B)The freedom to use government force to make others buy health care insurance, and subsidize the health insurance purchases of others
C)The freedom to use government force make others pay for abortions and contraception despite their religious and moral objections
D)The freedom to use government force to silence people who are not politcally correct and do not conform to your values and principles
E)The freedom from having personal responsibility for one's own actions and their consequences by using government force to spread those costs and consequences to others.
F)The freedom to play the victim and demand others who did you no harm sacrifce for you.
G)The Freedom to make your own moral decisions concerning charity and your obligations to others
H)The freedom to pursue your own goals and definition of happiness without coercion to buy certain products or fund other's ideas of happiness
I)The freedom to acquire and keep property and to pay taxes for only those government services that were agreed to by the consent of the governed

1 point(s) per answer

 Which of the following people are worthy of and should be allowed to exercise the right of free speech?

A)Ghandhi
B)Obama
C)Hitler
D)Rush Limbaugh
E)Mother Teresa
F)All people have the right of Free Speech

Which of the following professions have ethical and moral obligations to use their authority or position to discourage outdated views and promote social justice and progressive values in the cause of societal engineering

A)Public School Teacher
B) Journalist
C)Federal Justice
D)Community Organizer
E)Policeman
F)Government Agency (EPA, NASA, FCC, SEC etc)
G)Pastor
H)Milkman

Whites enjoy an unfair societal privilege over blacks for which of the following reasons

A)Whites are privileged as a group because they are less likely to engage in shoplifting
B)Whites are privileged as a group because they are more likely to be prompt and show up for work
C)Whites are privileged as a group because they are less likely to be driving in strange neighborhoods casing homes to burglarize
D)Whites are privileged as a group because they are one of the largest racial groups in America , and therefore t.v., movies and media that reflect the actual population of the Country will feature mostly white people and cater to "white" interests
E)Whites are privileged as a group because there are no special programs that might promote them without merit, and therefore they avoid the assumption that they only have their position because of their color
F)Whites are privileged as a group because they are less likely to be murderers
G)Whites are privileged as a group because only racism explains their greater success in society

Pandora:
You could include Joe Huffman's "one question":


--- Quote ---Can you demonstrate one time or place, throughout all history, where the average person was made safer by restricting access to handheld weapons?

There are three possible answers to this question.

    "I don't know." In which case my response is, "Come back to the debate when you can answer 'Yes' or 'No'."
    "No." In which case my response is, "Then you should be advocating the repeal of ALL gun control laws and I don't want to hear a single anti-freedom word from you on this topic again."
    "Yes and here is my demonstration."
--- End quote ---

Or do I misunderstand what you're looking for?

Glock32:
I would change 'anthropomorphic' to 'anthropogenic'.  Anthropomorphic is a human-like appearance.

Weisshaupt:

--- Quote from: Glock32 on March 23, 2012, 02:46:34 PM ---I would change 'anthropomorphic' to 'anthropogenic'.  Anthropomorphic is a human-like appearance.

--- End quote ---
Dang. Thanks, I missed that.

IronDioPriest:
Essay questions:

Part a) Cite an example in human history of collectivism creating real equality of results. Examples in which the equal results were universal economic destruction for the working class do not qualify.

Part b) Demonstrate how that collectivist society directly and demonstrably fostered the maximizing of individual human potential without harming the potential of other individuals, by giving three factual examples.

Part c) Cite an example of a collectivist society accomplishing its objectives through positive rather than punitive incentive.

Part d) Explain why free people should desire government that uses punitive incentive to accomplish collectivism.

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