Yep, intellectual issues are by no means sporting events.
Another thing at play when you think about it is that we start identifying with the labels too and when we start seeing data that contradicts the position we have accepted, sometimes we prefer keeping our identity and label and we ignore the contradicting evidence to do so. That's why accepting a label immediately makes us more close-minded.
RE: Rigging the belittling the label that stabs in its fake contextual jab... [Truther, Denier, insert label here]