952 Debate Concepts

<p>Not enough emphasis is placed on properly debating online so let's review:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Debating is not for the feint of heart nor those with fragile egos.</p> </li> <li> <p>There's a few tips every debater should know or you'll be the newbie.</p> </li> <li> <p>You only need warned once about the pitfalls of debating because they repeat themselves.</p> </li> <li> <p>It's fun to be able to name the common debate fallacies.</p> </li> <li> <p>Not all debate techniques work with all debates.</p> </li> <li> <p>Argument From Authority no longer works now that Google is the ultimate authority.</p> </li> <li> <p>All debates devolve into name-calling eventually.</p> </li> <li> <p>Trolling can be as satisfying to do as it is infuriating to experience.</p> </li> <li> <p>Brigading is highly effective at stifling debate and it's easy.</p> </li> <li> <p>Masculine debate identifies who the males in the room are.</p> </li> <li> <p>Debate by 1000 Cuts is both subtle and lethal.</p> </li> <li> <p>Debating on Facebook is a poor second but sometimes there's no place else to go.</p> </li> </ol> <p>You may get your news somewhere else but take your advice from me, the Wysest Myn in the Wyrld.</p>