Point Refuted A Thousand Times

For some reason I can't remember this. I think if it as "issue raised and answered a thousand times" (IRAAATT) which isn't correct. 

From Rational Wiki

PRATT:
A point refuted a thousand times, commonly abbreviated as PRATT, refers to a point or argument that has literally been refuted so many times that it is not worth bothering with. It is a common phrase on internet forums - as debates have a tendency to go in circles. Once people have refuted a point the first thousand times, it's hard for them to muster the motivation to do it again.

My e-pal Vince Iannelli, the pediatrician who writes the About.com pediatrics page, has compiled a masterful list of PRATTs for vaccine refusal: Anti-Vaccine Myths and Misinformation.

PRATTs are so common in anti-vaccine discourse that there's even a bingo card:

Closely related: "Just Asking Questions" or "JAQing off"

"Just asking questions" takes over when the answers are already well known, where the question embodies a point refuted a thousand times, or where the questioner exhibits willful ignorance.

Comments

[lilady]

Love that Anti-Vax Bingo Card and I have Dr. Ianelli's excellent post in a separate folder on my laptop.