A. Them? Deeply concerned about me? HA!sunburst313 said:
B. I'm not fat, I'm slightly overweight.
How do you know when you have won a debate?
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B. I'm not fat, I'm slightly overweight.
Usually it's when your opponent walks away crying. Or is that just me?
More or less, it's when you've convinced your enemy that you are right.
More or less, it's when you've convinced your enemy that you are right.
on the escapist, you've one when you don't get a response. No one is thoughtful enough to say "hey, you're right, I never thought of it that way. I'll incorporate what you've said into my opinions" except me.
Pretty much this. The aim is to convince the other party to consider or better yet accept your argument.Jonluw said:
Unless its a proper highschool/political style debate in which case there are judges and audience reactions and stuff.
When the loser gets down on one knee, bows their head down and says, "I accept this defeat at the hands of your unquestionable logic."
Or perhaps they actually go off and incorporate what was said into their opinions rather than metaphorically giving themselves oral pleasure on a message board with an incredibly self-serving statement that can't be backed up logically?CloakedOne said:
You know you have won when the opposition is so frustrated that they give up. Or whoever swears first in a fit of rage loses.
When I leave them lying in their pool of blood, tears, vomit and excrement, begging for forgiveness over questioning my supreme judgment!
No seriously, it's not an exact science nor can you always "win", for more reasons than one, nor is it even about any sort of "victory". There are generally two goals in an argument, either to get your "opponent" to understand your point or view or to accept it as his own. The latter is generally... wrong as, barring a few matters, different opinions on a single matter are most often valid, especially when it boils down to choice and preference, as a lot of (casual) debates often do.
If someone says "I understand what you mean, but" that's generally enough for me. I like debating, not for the sake of forcing my own opinions on people, but just because I'm argumentative by nature and simply enjoy a good debate and I like seeing how other people think (not just what, but how, the process is far more interesting than the content in most cases for me)
No seriously, it's not an exact science nor can you always "win", for more reasons than one, nor is it even about any sort of "victory". There are generally two goals in an argument, either to get your "opponent" to understand your point or view or to accept it as his own. The latter is generally... wrong as, barring a few matters, different opinions on a single matter are most often valid, especially when it boils down to choice and preference, as a lot of (casual) debates often do.
If someone says "I understand what you mean, but" that's generally enough for me. I like debating, not for the sake of forcing my own opinions on people, but just because I'm argumentative by nature and simply enjoy a good debate and I like seeing how other people think (not just what, but how, the process is far more interesting than the content in most cases for me)
you win when you feel the warm blood of your opposition's throat trickle off you your axe onto your hand....
ahh, youre one of those "give peace a chance" type people.s69-5 said:
we are very, very different.
hi ^w^
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when I think I have one I shall ask you to concede, if you offer a rebuttle then I shall ask you again when I believe I have won again.
if you do concede, the I have won.
If I admit you have a valid point, then you have won.
its like a game of "tug-of-war"
you only lose when you release the rope and fall into the hole.
as long as you hold on, you still have a fighting chance.