Argument by Repitition
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Even without evidence, if you repeat something often enough, people might start to believe you. Or they'll just get tired of arguing with you and give in. Either way, you win!
Example
It will be great. It will be so great that you won't believe how great it will be. When was the last time we were great? This will be even greater. Believe me. Great.
Famous Examples
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I will build a great wall – and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me – and I’ll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words.
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[The New York Times] don’t write good. They have people over there, like Maggie Haberman and others, they don’t – they don’t write good. They don’t know how to write good.
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