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10/5/2016 4:27:02 AM
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Can you win a debate?
I always see people asking "who won the debate?" But you cant win a debate, you can only perform better than your opponent right?
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I think that's what winning is inferred as, doing better. You're not going to prove that your position is correct, and you're (likely) not going to change anyone's mind.
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No there is no such thing as "winning" a debate. The whole spirit of a debate is to share ideas and viewpoints so the parties that participated in the debate leave the debate with more knowledge than what they went in with. Unfortunately, we have lost the meaning behind a debate and turned it into a spectacle to watch on TV.
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Editado por Cannon011: 10/7/2016 4:11:34 PMWho needs a debate? Bring back dueling pistols. Much more civilized and less painful. Also quicker and more efficient, leaving less doubt as to who's right. Not to mention more entertainment and considerably less boring.
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2 RespuestasNo matter who I argue with the majority of the time they think they're right
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People win at sports so let's compare the two. In sports there's a time limit and specific scores for specific things. Do we score debates? I guess so. If I make a point that you can't refute, or have a piss poor rebuttal to, then in the audience's eyes I have won a point - there is one reason why my argument should be believed over yours. Over the course of the debate these arguments build on each other (bigger / more important points weighing more in the audience's mind). There's usually a time limit as well, especially on TV or in a lecture hall, although - like monopoly - they can go on and on and on, on the internet for example. At the end of it, one person's argument will have been more persuasive than the other, or they will have been about the same. In this way we can have both winners and losers, and even a draw. Seems to me like debating is like tennis but with words.
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6 RespuestasI can see it now. The only thing I would say is "My opponent is a liar and cannot be trusted."
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Ill just pull a Eddie Griffin and his Jehovah's Witnesses bit. Kudos to those who know what im talking about with out looking it up.
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1 RespuestaI always see people asking "who won the football?" But you cant win a football, you can only perform better than your opponent right?
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Presidential debates are won by whoever benefits the most from it.
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1 RespuestaThat's debatable [Spoiler]pls give me directions[/spoiler]
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Considering the candidates any average joe on here could win.
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1 RespuestaA debate is an argument. Every argument has a winner and loser
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Editado por Kamots: 10/5/2016 2:29:34 PMIsn't that what winning usually is? One side performs better? The only difference is a relative lack of a benchmark for that performance.
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[quote] But you cant win a debate, you can only perform better than your opponent right?[/quote] That's called winning.
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Yes I can.
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You can win anything
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1 RespuestaThe first person to back out loses. Thats how it is.
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Sure, people can win a debate, but the problem is that some do not appear to be smart enough to know when it has occurred.
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Can UT beat LSU if all the refs are tiger fans?
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Victory is decided by the masses in terms of a debate for the election
