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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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
