A reasoning fallacy particularly potent in arguments of personal beliefs, ideologies, or worldviews is the self-sealing argument. Self-sealing arguments take positions that no evidence can possibly refute. While this may seem attractive, and a good way to win any argument, self-sealing arguments are both useless and potentially damaging to relationships.

One of the most common forms of self-sealing arguments is claiming the other person is not sophisticated enough or learned enough to understand the concept being argued. It is evident in the following conversation: John: All families are dysfunctional. Mike: My family wasn