Do you get disappointed
By Myrrdin
@Myrrdin (3599)
Canada
March 5, 2008 1:38pm CST
Do you get disappointed when while debating someone tries to make a claim and when you ask them to back it up they just shut right up, or do you just declare mental victory?
To me its a disappointment, because if I ask for someone to back up a claim it is not just because I don't believe them, but that I would really like to hear where they get their ideas from, and sometimes it is because I know what the source of their evidence is (or think I do) and want to prove how it is not credible or applicable to the debate.
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@spanktastic2120 (172)
• United States
12 Mar 08
well a debate isnt really over until one person has accepted the views of the other as the correct ones. so when they cant cite their source and the argument ends, then its just a disappointment. personally, if the opposition couldnt back up what they said, id just continue bludgeoning their side anyway despite of it, im a good enough arguer to come up with more things to throw at them without needed the uncited works.
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@spanktastic2120 (172)
• United States
12 Mar 08
they tend to try to come up with other arguments, and not remain unresponsive.
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@JImmy5990 (17)
• United States
10 Mar 08
For me the ability to substantiate a claim is the most important thing involved in debate. you can't have a warrant without evidence it's like having the abillity to throw me in jail just because someone said that I shot heroin into my genitals.
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@Myrrdin (3599)
• Canada
10 Mar 08
Exactly, I mean everyone makes assumptions and such and it is ok to admit you didn't actually know something was so, you just assumed it, but to just ignore a request for some sort of source for a claim, or worse yet demanding that the person who made the request do the searching is just weak debating skills. Its fine to say "I can't remember the exact source, let me look into it and get back to you", and then take as long as you want to find the source, but to just ignore it or gloss over it is irritating.
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@JImmy5990 (17)
• United States
10 Mar 08
I'm not going to say i've never been guilty of it though. Recently I was in a debate determining who goes to the National Tournament for the National Forensics League and the entire day we had nothing more then a piece of paper with cited sources and random quotes that we attributed to them. But still if your not good at fabricating sources at the least then you need a swift kick in the behind.... oh and I did make it to nationals as well ha ha
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