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Offline Graham

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Debate Tactics
« on: August 18, 2007, 05:08:17 pm »
Oh Lord a debate topic about debating...

I have been pondering this a bit and since Vijcht is back I figured this is best a time as any to make this topic.

What is your debate tactics? I think the best way to debate is to find some middle ground to agree on. However certain topics like religion there really is no middle ground so I try to just get people to understand where I am coming from, I don't care if they still think its stupid. The one flaw with that is that if someone has a more zealous style debating I could end up only defending my opinion and not working toward my original goal.
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Re: Debate Tactics
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2007, 05:10:22 pm »
NEVER admit you are wrong, NEVER!

Always take out the age-card. Tell that as you are over 20 year old, you can not bother to argue with 13 year old teenagers.

When you have lost the debate, tell that others can not spot sarcasm and that they lack sense of humour.
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Re: Debate Tactics
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2007, 05:12:28 pm »
ALWAYS say you are right, have utmost confidence. Fuck it, it doesn't matter. Don't listen to them because then they try to stoop to "you're" level. That shit won't work cause I'm confident.

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Re: Debate Tactics
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2007, 05:15:09 pm »
Most important:
Always be prepared to change your opinion.
Use common sense.

Less important:
Don't answer with questions.
Try to avoid false examples.
Explain your point clearly, if needed post a wall of text (Muhaha).
Make sure you're not offending anyone.
Look up information before you post it.
End with "Grtz, DePhille" :P

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Re: Debate Tactics
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2007, 05:16:20 pm »
Attack your opponent's credibility.
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Re: Debate Tactics
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2007, 05:18:26 pm »
1) Whenever someone disagrees with you, make homosexual references and call them gay

i.e.
Statement: "While some of those facts are true, you are obviously very misinformed. World war 2 did NOT happen on 1967!"
Reply: "You are obviously very gay. Where'd I get the number 1967 from then? Oh yeah, that's how many guys you blew last week!"

2) When someone cites facts, insist that they could've came from anywhere, and the person is probably a liar

i.e.
Statement: "I think you'll probably agree with me after you visit medicine.org, you will see that thetraclin actually is the cure for bacteria infections. Just go to the antibiotics page and read the second paragraph."
Reply: "You could've came up with that from anywhere. I mean facts FROM THE INTERNET? Do you believe everything you read? I bet you think the Easter Bunny is real, too!"

3) When all else fails, neg rep the person, call him a troll, tell him he's going to get banned, and call his country fascist.

i.e.
Statement: "Well, I believe we both have good points, I guess we're going to have to just agree to disagree."
Reply: "Yeah you'd like that, fairy. You know what, you're nothing but a troll. Enjoy your neg reps. Oh, by the way, I'm reporting you to the mods, I hope you two can "agree to" ban your sorry trolling ass. But I guess that's what I should expect from an American!"



(I'm not writing this out of anger, actually I've never been neg repped but maybe 3-4 times, just see this all the time and thought it was funny, hopefully no one will take this the wrong way and turn this thread into a neg rep war )


4) Whenever possible, make abstract references to previous threads the other guy made, his stats, and information provided in his profile.

i.e.
Statement: "I'm going to have to disagree here. If you do a little research, you'll find out that higher reps is agreed to be inferior to lower reps with more weight by most bodybuilders."
Reply: "Yeah, is that how they do it in IDAHO? Come on man. Becides, look you are 6'2" and weigh 195, a 6'2" person should weigh AT LEAST 240 otherwise they're lanky. Plus weren't you that guy who made a thread about water a week ago? A thread about WATER? What a loser!"

5) Take any chance to insult someone's education by pointing out small spelling errors, while avoiding the issue at hand, and failing to spell right yourself

Statement: "In my personil opinion, President Roosevelt was a gread prisident."
Reply: "WOW GOOD JOB SPELLING PERSONAL ROGHT U DUSCHE, BTW NICE GREMMAR!"


6) If it looks like the person is much more well educated than you, quickly inform them that only nerds take the time to know what they're talking about.
Be sure to tell them that if they lived near you, they wouldn't dare disagree with you, but be sure to point out that you live in a rough city so you sound hard!

Statement: "Actually, the 19th amendment granted women's suffrage."
Reply: "Actually, you're a freaking nerd. What do you do, sit around and read the constitution all day? Boy you're lucky you don't live near me, I'd show you how we deal with your kind in Detroit, hahahaha!"

7) If it looks like the argument is coming to an end, be sure your closing statement is a very persuasive one, and don't hesitate to point out that they are probably a virgin. Extra points if you can make fun of how many posts they average per day, especially when you average more.

Statement: "I think we've both learned something, but the truth stands: protein absorbs fastest in water, and your post workout shake should always be mixed with water, not milk."
Reply: "This is ****ing stupid. If you love protein and water so much, why don't you go make love to it, homo? Well sorry I don't have any more time like you, 244 posts JESUS CHRIST, that's like... 244 posts every 3 months LOL! Well loser, have fun typing on your computer while I'm out laying hot women!"

8) As a last resort, try to confuse the other guy by slamming your fist onto your keyboard and typing like a 13-year-old, followed by insisting you just "owned" him.

Statement: "Just because superdrol is sold over the counters does not make it safe. A safe age to begin taking it would be 21, in fact some argue you should wait until you're 23!"
Reply: "OMG LOLZEWRLOZERLOZR!!!11123!!eleven!!one1!! Yeah nice comeback ETHUG! HAHA U JUST GOT OWNED!"
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Re: Debate Tactics
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2007, 06:09:15 pm »
Be ruthlessly honest when it suits you.
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Re: Debate Tactics
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2007, 06:12:08 pm »
Don't listen to anybody while debating and talk in a calm manner and always disagree with what others say.
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Re: Debate Tactics
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2007, 06:32:07 pm »
Bring religion into it somehow.
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Re: Debate Tactics
« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2007, 08:31:37 pm »
Bring religion into it somehow.

lmao i had to debate this kid in gifted about immigration to the USA and i shouldve brought that up since im christian and hes atheist


"but what if GOD doesnt want the mexicans to come to america, what happens then?"

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Re: Debate Tactics
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2007, 09:08:07 pm »
Make sure you stay on topic. Debates mean nothing if you win about something retarded and off the original topic.
Take it from every angle possible, and use history whenever possible.
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Re: Debate Tactics
« Reply #11 on: August 19, 2007, 12:51:39 am »
Use Wikipedia and Google to make you look like an expert.

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Re: Debate Tactics
« Reply #12 on: August 19, 2007, 12:55:32 am »
Act like a smarty pants, it intimidates!

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Re: Debate Tactics
« Reply #13 on: August 19, 2007, 12:57:02 am »
Saying: Fuck you and your ideas works well.

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Re: Debate Tactics
« Reply #14 on: August 19, 2007, 12:57:38 am »
I heard that a pile-driver makes a nice closing debate.

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Re: Debate Tactics
« Reply #15 on: August 19, 2007, 05:06:24 pm »
http://metanet.2.forumer.com/index.php?showtopic=10914
http://metanet.2.forumer.com/index.php?showtopic=11010
And half of the other topics in that section. ::)

Anyways...

As you've most likely noticed, I cannot express myself in a debate, mostly due to an inability to understand the situation combined with a lack of stating points clearly enough.
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Re: Debate Tactics
« Reply #16 on: August 19, 2007, 07:49:53 pm »
edit the wikipedia article of what you are debating about, to make it look you are right. ยจ
Then quickly show him the link before the wiki guys reset it.
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