The dem side will use what the article describes as the coping strategy: 1)Choose to ignore the new conflicting information; 2)Commit even further to the beliefs; 3)Avoid exposure to contradictory information The article says don't even try to change their mind. Advice in the article is to just keep asking them questions (socratic method?) until they run out of talking points. "Repeat back what they just said using different words. Hearing someone else say something that is logically inconsistent might wake them up to reality " and "Instead of going in for the kill, try to come up with a safe analogy that might shed light on their logic. " Example “Should we make seasonal flu shots mandatory, too?” “Should people lose their jobs if they don’t get them?” “If flu shots are a good idea, won’t people take them voluntarily?”