No, this isn't for the two men running for president, but for pretty much everyone else. Just because one has an opinion, doesn't mean he or she should feel it necessary to engage in a heated debate regarding that topic.
Many seem to be quite impressed that I don't lose debates and why? What's my secret? I don't debate about what I don't know. If some people are talking about and debating cars, I'm not going to engage in said debate because I know as much about cars as a newborn knows about hieroglyphics. When the discussion is politics and I'm not entirely certain about the facts and/or my opinion on the matter, but am curious to learn more, I research, fact-check and don't chime into the discussion until I feel confident about my viewpoint and the facts to prove it. If I feel no hesitation at all when chiming into a political debate, that can mean only one thing - I've researched the topic thoroughly, have more facts to back up my opinion and/or refute others' than China has people, and am about to kick some serious tail.
Most people I know aren't coy about debating, yet will debate on what they know little to nothing about. Their thought-process is, "I have an opinion. I heard that it was true somewhere, but can't remember where. Maybe it was in a dream. Whatever. I know I'm right and if I yell louder than everyone else or I make someone cry by hurting their feelings through personally attacking them, I win!"
Eh, sorry... That's not how it works. Just because a person repeats the same claim more times than a clown snorts pixie sticks and successively increases the volume of said claim each and every time he or she states it, doesn't mean it's at all accurate.
"Obama's from Kenya! Obama's from Kenya! I SAID OBAMA'S FROM MOTHERF***ING KENYA!!!"
Judges? No. Sorry, that's incorrect. Parting gifts will include: a book entitled, "How to Fact-Check Using Actual Facts and Not Opinions," another book entitled, "A Dummy's Guide to Reading," a calculator, Hooked on Phonics, a dictionary and a DVD entitled, "How to Appear Smarter Than an Infant."
Many seem to be quite impressed that I don't lose debates and why? What's my secret? I don't debate about what I don't know. If some people are talking about and debating cars, I'm not going to engage in said debate because I know as much about cars as a newborn knows about hieroglyphics. When the discussion is politics and I'm not entirely certain about the facts and/or my opinion on the matter, but am curious to learn more, I research, fact-check and don't chime into the discussion until I feel confident about my viewpoint and the facts to prove it. If I feel no hesitation at all when chiming into a political debate, that can mean only one thing - I've researched the topic thoroughly, have more facts to back up my opinion and/or refute others' than China has people, and am about to kick some serious tail.
Most people I know aren't coy about debating, yet will debate on what they know little to nothing about. Their thought-process is, "I have an opinion. I heard that it was true somewhere, but can't remember where. Maybe it was in a dream. Whatever. I know I'm right and if I yell louder than everyone else or I make someone cry by hurting their feelings through personally attacking them, I win!"
Eh, sorry... That's not how it works. Just because a person repeats the same claim more times than a clown snorts pixie sticks and successively increases the volume of said claim each and every time he or she states it, doesn't mean it's at all accurate.
"Obama's from Kenya! Obama's from Kenya! I SAID OBAMA'S FROM MOTHERF***ING KENYA!!!"
Judges? No. Sorry, that's incorrect. Parting gifts will include: a book entitled, "How to Fact-Check Using Actual Facts and Not Opinions," another book entitled, "A Dummy's Guide to Reading," a calculator, Hooked on Phonics, a dictionary and a DVD entitled, "How to Appear Smarter Than an Infant."
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