I'm loathe to admit it as an adult, but in high school I was really really into debate. The Trump era generally, but the impeachment specifically, has triggered all manner of unsavory memories. A short thread: 1/
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If you enjoyed the experience of arguing against good ideas, and decided to make a career of it, gross. I remember those kids. I felt myself enjoy it once and that was it. I know what people's faces look like, the smug posture one assumes when you are comfortable being wrong. 5/
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There are a lot of ways to "win" in debate without being right. Acting pompous is definitely one of them. Knowing the judge is another. Changing the terms of engagement so that you aren't arguing about substance is another. 6/
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My experience as a debater was massively influence in my education. I routinely think about the basic techniques of constructing an argument and use them in my writing, and especially in my speaking. Structure and persuasion. Debate taught me a few other things too: 7/
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good ideas work one way inside of closed systems (courts, cable news) and another way outside those systems. There probably aren't enough votes to remove, but the better arguments matter a lot more outside the Senate than inside of it, because this isn't a game. 8/8
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