atw: Re: How to Have a Rational Discussion
- From: Janice Gelb <janice.gelb@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:14:37 +1000
On 04/29/11 11:35, Robert Levy wrote:
Though, having said that, I certainly do appreciate the sentiment. How
many arguments go around in circles because of the failure of one
person to follow most of those guidelines? Those conversations are
pointless and frustrating.
I especially find it frustrating when someone brings up talking points
that they KNOW aren't valid, but they hope that you don't know they
aren't. They want to score a point or two, and don't care how. That
mainly happens in political discussions. Harumph.
I find this behavior annoying but it's a subset of the behavior
I find most annoying, which is covered in Rule 3 on the chart:
someone makes a statement, you refute it with incontrovertible
evidence to the contrary, and then that person completely
ignores your response and proceeds to present some totally
other argument, then rinse and repeat. Incredibly annoying
and makes the discussion pointless, not to mention
wasting one's time finding and providing the actual facts.
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