Anyone else can't debate to save their lives?

[Malcolm]

While people go on in great detail to bring their points across, my brain just goes into full dumbass mode and just says one sentence or one word or goes "um... uh... um..." as a counterpoint.

[No Name is needed Bro Beans]

I'm terrible at making points so I make Awful jokes instead

[The Unconquered Sun]

ok, i'm NOT recommending this at all but some people will do this. if this really bothers you, you can try this trick. people will reciting bullet point after bullet point verbatim on what ever they're arguing. they memorize another person's view (that's very close to their own) and "copy" for the purpose of an argument. personally to me it sounds like being brain washed but if you dislike not having something else to say you can try it.

[Banjo Is Broken]

Debating, like arguing?

I'll take that! You stinkpot!!!

[Mozenrath]

Depends on the topic. I think I do a better job debating some stuff than others, and a poor job if I am very upset because it's harder to make a rational argument if you're pissed off.

[Deleted]

I am a master debater.

Ever seen "Thank You For Smoking?" I am a disciple of Nick Naylor.

[BigBadZ]

Always start debates off with "I don't care what anyone else says but I think..."


Trust me

[Deleted]

Aug 7, 2014 23:39:06 GMT -5 BigBadZ said:

Always start debates off with "I don't care what anyone else says but I think..."


Trust me

I can confirm this technique works 47% of the time all the time

[Danimal]

Aug 7, 2014 23:18:22 GMT -5 The Unconquered Sun said:

ok, i'm NOT recommending this at all but some people will do this. if this really bothers you, you can try this trick. people will reciting bullet point after bullet point verbatim on what ever they're arguing. they memorize another person's view (that's very close to their own) and "copy" for the purpose of an argument. personally to me it sounds like being brain washed but if you dislike not having something else to say you can try it.

Since you are just copying the words of those that think similarly to yourself I'd say that's more plagiarism than than brainwashing.

[Ryback on a Pole!]

I'm shit at it. I consider myself a pretty smart guy but I can't debate for shit. Plus I'm not exactly a confrontational person so if someone has a different viewpoint I usually argue with them once then get fed up and just forget about it.

[The Unconquered Sun]

Aug 7, 2014 23:48:12 GMT -5 Danimal said:

Aug 7, 2014 23:18:22 GMT -5 The Unconquered Sun said:

ok, i'm NOT recommending this at all but some people will do this. if this really bothers you, you can try this trick. people will reciting bullet point after bullet point verbatim on what ever they're arguing. they memorize another person's view (that's very close to their own) and "copy" for the purpose of an argument. personally to me it sounds like being brain washed but if you dislike not having something else to say you can try it.

Since you are just copying the words of those that think similarly to yourself I'd say that's more plagiarism than than brainwashing.

i've been in too many arguments with people that do this. trust me, they have been brain washed...

i mean George Orwell level nonsense.

[unc40]

I once got into an argument with a guy who claimed that Anchorage was larger in size than the state of Delaware.

[Deleted]

My advice on debating is that you should have a point to make... And then bury that point within 95% gibberish.

It's like this argument I had the other day. Time is fear, we're fearing the future, so we run out and away from time. Of course it's a simple formula for truth, but nothing matters when a dog bites you. Animals... Are we animals? Then where is our collars and cages? I have a few, buried underneath the skeletons in my closet, but none of them seem to like it in there. The skeletons, not the collars. So a rainy day floods my home and I can't catch fish in an ocean full of wishes? Bullshit. I'll hopscotch on blocks tossing unorthodox rocks into square spots til my watch stops because who still wears one? I tried Count Chocula and feel he's overrated, Boo Berry is better. So we need to find out the important answer to an age old question, "Who Let The Dogs Out?" No one... And everyone. It's about sex. This human body cannot fly like Superman and that is why science sucks, because they won't let me clone myself for the big basketball tournament. Smart Guy was canceled... And we all sat there in silence. Shame on you.


So did you see what my argument was?

I tried Count Chocula and feel he's overrated, Boo Berry is better.

That's how you win a debate. Now everyone I know agrees with me that Boo Berry is the superior Halloween cereal.

[Danimal]

Aug 7, 2014 23:52:43 GMT -5 The Unconquered Sun said:

Aug 7, 2014 23:48:12 GMT -5 Danimal said:

Since you are just copying the words of those that think similarly to yourself I'd say that's more plagiarism than than brainwashing.

i've been in too many arguments with people that do this. trust me, they have been brain washed...

i mean George Orwell level nonsense.

I know the kind of people you are talking about. We have some on this board that fit the bill, they've marinated their brains in propaganda so thoroughly to where they can regurgitate their indoctrination on command. Just saying I think there is a difference between that and just cribbing words/arguments from somebody with similar views to make yourself look good in a debate.

[suave]

Just find one little point in their logic that's flawed, and get them on it. An incorrect statistic? A logical flaw? Call them right on that shit. It could be insignificant, but if you damage their self confidence enough, they start making mistakes, and you're the alpha male.

Also, just bullshit. Nobody notices you f***ing up unless you do. Keep going no matter what and nobody will catch it.

[Hit Girl]

I enjoy it.

[Lila]

Key to debating is knowing the topic that's being debated. For instance, y'all couldn't out-debate me when it comes to Madonna.

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

I spent 4 years in debate in high school, and I sucked.

[Dat Dude]

Aug 8, 2014 2:18:33 GMT -5 Lila said:

Key to debating is knowing the topic that's being debated. For instance, y'all couldn't out-debate me when it comes to Madonna.

Okay, Janet Jackson is every bit as talented and influential as Madonna.

[Mozenrath]

As long as you aren't trying to convince people that women don't know much about music and that it's totes okay for you to say that because you read it on a website and it is therefore fact, you could probably do worse at arguing a point.