Found some old poll results of mine https://prnt.sc/hsc9qf

follow the teaching of Sun Tzu: know your enemy and know yourself.

It's hard to prepare when it's an ambush.

I'd rather not go around, jumping at social shadows.

And again, when the topic changes and shifts around.

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if you are confident that its an ambush, don't take the debate.

"Let me just take out my binder..."

So what you're saying is...

I can see why you would prepare if you're in a real/planned debated. However if it's just some random person or family member that brings something up that you disagree, you're not going to have notes you're ready to use for that kind of debate

That too.

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well if you plan on debating random people, make sure you know your own position.

I just say I don’t know enough about a topic and don’t debate it or ask people to explain their views to me.

to the point where you can predict and debunk or deconstruct the opposing arguments.

Yeah, sometimes, people like to bounce off what they've heard off of other people simpy because they heard it from a person with whom they agree with most of the time.

Part of the problem is the idea that saying "let me think on that and get back with an answer" is weakness

Yee but I'm also not a politician. No way I'm investing that much time into politics when I have vydia games to play and work to go to

To be frank, I also don't care enough about the subject matter to memorize ever single possible minute detail and counter-point to any potential argument against it, either.

Yeah, I've got other stuff to do.

Greetings people

I always hated reading through articles and PDF files in debates.

Like hentai? You dirty perv

if you're genuinely interested in pursuit of the truth, you would welcome your "opponent" coming back at you with the best thought out response they have

But I could never back down

So I just suffered for my own ego

you dont have to know the minute details, you just have to know what your premises are. From that, you can reason out the rest of your position

Again, saying and doing are two entirely different things.

technically, debates aren't about truth, they are about convincing the audience.

Humans may say one thing, but do another entirely.

It's a good trait to be able to follow up.

that makes them a hipocrite

Plus, many debates will inevitably come down to "who has more studies and statistics behind their argument", rather than who has the best philosophy and reasoning.

Emotions are damaging to intellectual stability, Revolver

Sir Oswald Mosley a great debater and orator

thats why you need to be able to control your emotions

In the moment, you may say or do something you didn't intend on doing

>just control your emotions

Saying and doing.

In the moment, it's not so easy for some people.

YOU NEED DISCIPLINE!