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Topic: Your argument style
started by: CatKnight

Posted by CatKnight on May 30 2001,11:29

everyone here has a different style in arguments. e.g.

askheaves: posts infrequently, but posts are very factual and relatively unbiased, therefore people shut up when he comes in

kuru: resorts to exploiting flaws in other people's logic, then berates them for it.

me: yells at people for not being genious like me and knowing everything already

so whats YOUR argument style?

Posted by jim on May 30 2001,11:30

fuck you

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Posted by Dark Knight Bob on May 30 2001,12:35

well i cant kill the people i meet online so i just randomly pick one...

haha yes yes i'm joking i dont REALLY kill people. (thats it lure them into your web woohhahahaa) dammit that better not be my inner voice talking again

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Posted by Vulu on May 30 2001,12:53

quote:
Originally posted by jim:
fuck you

Hey. Where's the 'dumbfuck' part?

Posted by PersonGuy on May 30 2001,14:02

Do I even HAVE one? I pretty much just go with however I feel on that particular day. But overall I guess I use irony to mimik people and trick them into agreeing with my by asking them a line of leading questions. I guess you could call it cross-examination...

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Posted by Vigilante on May 30 2001,16:35

I jut in with one-liners that are frequently half truths or blatantly incorrect, but will have maximum comedic/flaming value.

Posted by LazyGit on May 30 2001,16:39

I was having an argument with someone who was writing a book once and I cut and pasted a paragraph of abuse he wrote and corrected it for spelling and grammer. That was daaaamn funny. The stupid fucker thought it would work the other way around though except I don't give a fuck about my english for the most part. Ovyuzly.

I just like to try and make it funny when I do it. I don't come in shouting 'FUCK YOOOOO. I WILL OOOOOWN J00000' that's just bent.

Antoher brilliant one is letting someone write a massive, page-long tirade about how much they hate you and how stupid you are and then just replying with one word or one line.

Now then, real life arguments. First of all, hold the bottle by the neck and firmly hit the side of the bottle near the base on a solid surface, typically the bar ...
cheers

Posted by Spydir on May 30 2001,16:50

I just give people the truth. Then I remind them that's that's facts, and call them an idiot, extremely loudly. I make sure everyone hears my side, then I make sure more people hear me calling this person an idiot. It works like a double sided arguement-sword. Not only does the person see that I know what I'm talking about, but they see I won't let them BS anyone other then themself. If I don't know the truth, or I have an opinion but little or no backing, then I won't get in the arguement.

Isn't that all somewhere in the Tao of War or something? Don't go in unless you're sure you can win...

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Posted by solid on May 30 2001,18:02

I write 2 paged documents on word when I'm really pissed expressing all the facts of why I hate them, but before I get there I usually .... no idea... I haven't been in an arguement in some time, and the last one I was in I wrote a 2 paged document.

As time passes by I have less time for these things.

Posted by KL1NK on May 30 2001,20:21

quote:
Originally posted by Vulu:

Hey. Where's the 'dumbfuck' part?

Or calling him CatShit.

Posted by DeadAnztac on May 30 2001,22:12

I usually like sticking to the argument, no flaming, no undermining their intelligence (well sometimes you just can't help it =), etc, etc. If I can I like to find facts and surveys, then finding analyses of the surveys, etc., etc. In other words when I argue, I do it logically, with as much backing as I got, and I do it well =) Been a while since I been in a good argument though. It's usually a lot enlightening (and funnier) to watch other people debate.

Posted by damien_s_lucifer on May 31 2001,06:31

quote:
Originally posted by CatKnight:
me: yells at people for not being genious like me and knowing everything already

CatKnight, I'm proud of you. You got it!!! Except you spelled "genius" wrong, lol...

it took me a long time that the reason I was horrible in an argument is that I (usually) know what the fuck I'm talking about, and the other person doesn't, but won't admit it 'cause they're so wrapped up in their ego... it completely pissed me off, because I knew I was right, while the other person was just wrapped up in their ego.

then I realized, hell, I'm wrapped up in my ego, and it totally sucks to be right but powerless.

I would like to be better at stroking the other person's ego in an argument. I don't mean bullshit pleasantries - I want to see where they've thought hard relative to THEIR normal ways of thinking, where they've actually grown a little bit, and give them recognition for it. That actually has the double benefit of being compassionate and making the other person listen a little more closely.

ever realize that when you're mad, you aren't listening? the two go hand in hand with each other.

fuckin' A i'm stoned. That's how arguments should be - stoned. The world would be a lot more mellow that way.

Posted by aletros on May 31 2001,10:28

quote:
Originally posted by CatKnight:
me: yells at people for not being genious like me and knowing everything already

so whats YOUR argument style?

Just have to point out you spelt "genius" wrong.

Posted by Vulu on May 31 2001,10:43

Really! He did! Wow! You're so cool - I wanna be JUST like you, you stupid, cock-smoking, shit-faced, ass-fucking, gay-loving, AOL user.

Joking :P

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This message has been edited by Vulu on June 01, 2001 at 05:55 AM

Posted by Wolfguard on May 31 2001,11:34

wow, that was harsh.

The Aol user was uncalled for.

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Posted by CatKnight on May 31 2001,12:12

quote:
it totally sucks to be right but powerless.

now you know how me and other moderate conservatives feel! especially when arguing with damn hippies.

as for the genius thing, that was a typo, i swear! i must have pressed 'i' and 'o' at the same time!

Posted by LazyGit on May 31 2001,18:13

When people point out your mispelling of the word 'genius' they're referring to the fact that you misspelt the whole word: it's actually spelt 'I D I O T'. Hitting 'i' and 'o' at the same time doesn't really account for it.

(j)
cheers