this post was submitted on 04 Jan 2025
1002 points (97.9% liked)

Funny

7172 readers
2065 users here now

General rules:

Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the mods.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Passerby6497 7 points 3 days ago

"You were very confident and I doubted my memory. I wanted to make sure I wasn't spreading misinformation."

One of the quickest ways to deflate the person's argument, especially in a social setting. It makes you look humble and makes them look like an asshole if they keep going at it. If you want to subtley needle then, you can also apologize if they felt attacked by being corrected.