Gracious debate requires gracious victory. If you cause someone to stop and seriously reconsider their perspective, don't force their submission by going 'Gotcha' or 'see! You can't answer that!'
Changing a mind is hard enough, let's not make it harder by feeling superior.
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It's like, "Oh, I see you did an incredibly difficult and vulnerable thing by displaying uncertainty about your position. I guess now's a good time to JAB at that sore spot!"
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This is my only complaint with that now-infamous channel 4 debate. He was super amazing in all the rest of it though.
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Do you have a mirror about at all ? Best get stoned before you write next *survey*.
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I find that you are most thoughtful and have great humility. I enjoy your posts.
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Personally I feel a more sense of accomplishment when I don't say anything like that (I told you so). Similar to helping someone out and not posting about it so I can get praised. I just want to do good.
Also, "I suspect you're not very agreeable!!"
Great Swathi. To be in-between makes life a lot easier.. what has been learnt slowly in our age you our next gen learn twice or even thrice as much...