Tuesday, August 28, 2012
How To Debate
Many of us argue yet we don't know what we are talking about. Some of us think we are great speakers but we are poor salesmen. We can learn a lot from watching politicians debate because that's what they do for a living. Some are effective. Some are not. The language of debate is thrown around and we are constantly told that open and honest debate is a better solution to our problems than resorting to conflict and violence. If we understood the parts of a debate and a few of its rules, it stands to reason that we could become more effective at persuading others. If more of us undertook true debate, we could be on a genuine path to resolving some of the worlds most vexing and complex problems, our social unwillingness to listen to positions we don't agree with.
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