Re: [OT] Friendly (?) debate

Lance Manyon wrote:
I have this thing for lectures. One of the lecture series' that I have
teaches effective reasoning. I popped it in tonight because I'm
writing an important letter to my community mental health people, and
wanted some insight on how to construct a good argument.

Getting into it, though, I couldn't help thinking about the frequent
debates on ASP, and how they don't actually fit his definition of
debate.


1. Debates have rules. ASP has no rules, so the concept won't work here.

2. Debates are generally limited to two opposing sides, ASP posters exhibit numerous points of view.

3. Debates have time limits. That *might* work here, but see item #1.

4. Debates have judges who decide who wins. That'll never work here! ;-)


Regards,

Tim Parker ... Iwan Ries - 3 Star Blue in an Amphora blast bulldog

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"Any attempt to replace a personal conscience by a collective conscience does
violence to the individual and is the first step toward totalitarianism." - Herman Hesse
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