Tuesday, February 3, 2009

What NOT to say in a debate

When you are not adding to a debate, your either not doing anything or taking away from it. Here I will outline ways that can actually take away from a debate.

Value Judgments with no backing of the 'why' something may be wrong.
Saying something such as "well, that's just your opinion!"... I don't need anyone to tell me that.
Meaningless and undefinable answers such as 'god did it' which stops all further questioning.

Usually when people do this, I loose any motivation for further debate as I know I will gain absolutely nothing out of the discussion, and I advise you to do the same...
...of course, you could teach that person about these things but that is up to your discretion.

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