How do you know when you have won a debate?

[Jadak]

When your opponent accepts your views or runs out of support for their argument.

This, although alternatively, after you've knocked them out and they are no longer capable of arguing. Then you teabag them and claim victory.

 

[sunburst]

When the opponent says "You know what? You're FAT."

By that criteria, I win about thirty percent of my debates.

Or the people you debate with are deeply concerned about your health.

You win a debate when you walk away feeling superior because your opponent is too stupid to understand. So everyone wins on the internet.

 

[no oneder]

Afraid of sounding like more than half of all posts, I'd say:
"When the other guy runs out of things to say or runs away"
But then again when I win a debate I know because not only the opponent starts to swear, but the conclusion they draw is:
"Your arguments are not valid because I say so"

 

[no oneder]

You win a debate when you walk away feeling superior because your opponent is too stupid to understand. So everyone wins on the internet.

No, because your opponent is stupid enough to think he won. Then what?

 

[sunburst]

You win a debate when you walk away feeling superior because your opponent is too stupid to understand. So everyone wins on the internet.

No, because your opponent is stupid enough to think he won. Then what?

You both win. That's what the second sentence meant. It seems you didn't understand.

*walks away victorious*

 

[no oneder]

You win a debate when you walk away feeling superior because your opponent is too stupid to understand. So everyone wins on the internet.

No, because your opponent is stupid enough to think he won. Then what?

You both win. That's what the second sentence meant. It seems you didn't understand.

*walks away victorious*

Damn! I was outsmarted. By a man from Florida!

 

[Dexiro]

You've won when your opponent adopts your own opinion.

Also if the opponent pulls out of the argument. This can be by resorting to using insults, resorting to using invalid arguments, recycling old arguments out of context or just stopping the argument prematurely.

If both people agree to disagree then it's a draw.

 

[Mr. Omega]

Whenever I hear the following, In my mind I have won that debate:

1: They repeat points they have made over and over.
2: They resort to personal insults, unless the debate itself is personal.
3: They change the subject.
4: They say 'It's just my opinion'. They will continue, and any time you start winning, they will just fall back on this as their arguement.
5: They actually concede defeat. I respect whoever does this, but it almost never happens.
or my personal favorite;
6: OMG RAGEQUIT! By which I mean they storm off, usualy preceded by some petty insult.

 

[Yureina]

When the other person starts swearing at me.

 

[MKScorpion]

When you have left your opponent speechless and unable to counter your argument.

 

[supagama]

they shut up and agree with you. or there is applause

 

[WorldCritic]

When they either agree with you or have made it so that they cannot answer, that is when you have won.

 

[reggaerae]

You know you've won a debate when you are debating a Creationist.

 

[CaptainKoala]

When the other person agrees with you, or you make such a good argument that they run out of things to say and leave.

 

[deadguynotyetburied]

You know you've won the debate when the gurgling noises cease from everybody on the other side.

 

[A big red rooster]

Silence is the sound of true victory

 

[falcon1985]

Usually when the other person starts getting angry, i take it as a sign he's running out of counter argeuments. That or i'm being a dick, it happens.

 

[zehydra]

When you've convinced the opposition that you're right. Since you cannot read people's minds, I never know when I've won, unless they say that they agree with me.

 

[wolf92]

When they have lost the will to argue