Advocacy

General

• Don't bother debating with feminists
  • They may or may not be open to alternative viewpoints but it doesn't really matter
• Bypass them and advocate to people who are yet to commit to one side or the other, the media and politicians
  • Men, because they are the ones at risk now
  • The media, because they still have access to a large audience
  • Politicians because they are the ones who can change the laws

Debating

• Always take the high ground when debating
  • Stick to the facts
  • If you can't back it up I don't say it
  • 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
    • When someone makes a personal attack they are conceding their opponent's point
    • If they could attack the argument on merit they would be better off doing so
    • 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 are expressing an opinion make it clear that it is an opinion
• Don't draw parallels between different sorts of discrimination
  • 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
• If you make a mistake, admit it, apologise if appropriate and move on

Examples

Good

• Talking about education failing boys (with data)
• Negating partiarchy
• Negating rape culture
• Negating feminist claims to advocate for equality

Bad

• Claiming hypergamy is proven