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2022-04-08T12:03:45Z

Debating

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	* Always take the high ground when debating		* Always take the high ground when debating
	** Stick to the facts		** Stick to the facts
	** If you can't back it up I don't say it		** If you can't back it up, don't say it
	** Never ever make personal attacks		** Never ever make personal attacks
	** If someone makes a personal attack against you state clearly that they have done this and that it is unacceptable		** If someone makes a personal attack against you state clearly that they have done this and that it is unacceptable

2021-04-17T16:47:25Z

General

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	** The media, because they still have access to a large audience		** The media, because they still have access to a large audience
	** Politicians because they are the ones who can change the laws		** Politicians because they are the ones who can change the laws
			* Talk to feminists but speak to the audience

	== Debating ==		== Debating ==

2021-04-17T16:46:15Z

Debating

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	** Bonus points if you admit it in public. One day someone will try to call you out on it and you can point out that you have publicly admitted the problem.		** Bonus points if you admit it in public. One day someone will try to call you out on it and you can point out that you have publicly admitted the problem.
	* Never apologise, it only emboldens them.		* Never apologise, it only emboldens them.
			* Don't let them control the narrative.

	== Examples ==		== Examples ==

2021-04-17T16:46:00Z

Debating

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	* If your argument has a weakness or limitation admit it.		* If your argument has a weakness or limitation admit it.
	** Bonus points if you admit it in public. One day someone will try to call you out on it and you can point out that you have publicly admitted the problem.		** Bonus points if you admit it in public. One day someone will try to call you out on it and you can point out that you have publicly admitted the problem.
			* Never apologise, it only emboldens them.

	== Examples ==		== Examples ==

2021-04-17T16:43:10Z

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	** They can result in the conversation spiralling off-topic		** They can result in the conversation spiralling off-topic
	* Don't give them anything to attack you on except the facts		* Don't give them anything to attack you on except the facts
	* If you make a mistake, admit it~~, apologise if appropriate~~ and move on		* If you make a mistake, admit it and move on
	* Don't exaggerate		* Don't exaggerate
	* If your argument has a weakness or limitation admit it.		* If your argument has a weakness or limitation admit it.

2020-12-27T04:33:40Z

Debating

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	* Don't give them anything to attack you on except the facts		* Don't give them anything to attack you on except the facts
	* If you make a mistake, admit it, apologise if appropriate and move on		* If you make a mistake, admit it, apologise if appropriate and move on
	* Don't ~~exagerate~~		* Don't exaggerate
	* If your argument has a weakness or limitation admit it.		* If your argument has a weakness or limitation admit it.
	** Bonus points if you admit it in public. One day someone will try to call you out on it and you can point out that you have publicly admitted the problem.		** Bonus points if you admit it in public. One day someone will try to call you out on it and you can point out that you have publicly admitted the problem.

2020-12-27T04:33:31Z

Debating

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	* Don't give them anything to attack you on except the facts		* Don't give them anything to attack you on except the facts
	* If you make a mistake, admit it, apologise if appropriate and move on		* If you make a mistake, admit it, apologise if appropriate and move on
			* Don't exagerate
			* If your argument has a weakness or limitation admit it.
			** Bonus points if you admit it in public. One day someone will try to call you out on it and you can point out that you have publicly admitted the problem.

	== Examples ==		== Examples ==

2014-05-23T01:52:46Z

Debating

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	* Don't draw parallels between different sorts of discrimination		* Don't draw parallels between different sorts of discrimination
	** Such comparisons are often very complex and make a poor basis for analogy		** Such comparisons are often very complex and make a poor basis for analogy
			** They can result in the conversation spiralling off-topic
	* Don't give them anything to attack you on except the facts		* Don't give them anything to attack you on except the facts
	* If you make a mistake, admit it, apologise if appropriate and move on		* If you make a mistake, admit it, apologise if appropriate and move on

2014-05-05T23:57:59Z

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			== General ==

	* Don't bother debating with feminists		* Don't bother debating with feminists
	** They may or may not be open to alternative viewpoints but it doesn't really matter		** They may or may not be open to alternative viewpoints but it doesn't really matter

2014-04-08T10:40:20Z

Debating

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	*** If they could attack the argument on merit they would be better off doing so		*** If they could attack the argument on merit they would be better off doing so
	*** Better to say nothing than to get personal		*** Better to say nothing than to get personal
			*** Remember, undecided people are lurking
	* If you say that someone is wrong you need to back it up, ideally with multiple sources		* If you say that someone is wrong you need to back it up, ideally with multiple sources
	* If you are expressing an opinion make it clear that it is an opinion		* If you are expressing an opinion make it clear that it is an opinion