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Topic	Reminder that it's only an 'ad hominem' if your insult is used as an argument
Crazyman93 09/02/22 6:04:21 AM #12:	Sufferedphoneix posted... Being antagonistic tends to make people dig their heels in and refuse to consider your points. So if all you care about is being right go ahead. If you are actually trying to change your mind you aren't doing yourself any favors Also, in a lot of the more polarized debates like abortion or gun control, you really shouldn't be debating to change the other person's mind, because you aren't going to. You should be debating on the premise that there are probably people on the fence observing the debate. If all you've got is personal attacks, well, it makes your entire argument look weak and you could easily lose people to the other side of the debate. --- let's lubricate friction material! ~nickels, Cars & Trucks <cite>Crazyman93 posted [p:967740376] in Reminder t... [t:80150977]...</cite> <quote>Sufferedphoneix posted... </cite><quote>Being antagonistic tends to make people dig their heels in and refuse to consider your points. So if all you care about is being right go ahead. If you are actually trying to change your mind you aren't doing yourself any favors</quote>Also, in a lot of the more polarized debates like abortion or gun control, you really shouldn't be debating to change the other person's mind, because you aren't going to. You should be debating on the premise that there are probably people on the fence observing the debate. If all you've got is personal attacks, well, it makes your entire argument look weak and you could easily lose people to the other side of the debate. --- let's lubricate friction material!~nickels, Cars & Trucks</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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