• Passerby6497@lemmy.world
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    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.