489 Quotes About Debate

We need to enter the conversation willing to be wrong, willing to admit the limits of our own knowledge, willing to reconsider our evidence, sources, and premises. That is self-skepticism.

Don't be loud, lift your logic.

Debating is an ability of making a point without abusing an opponent.

Let’s talk about goal presentations in high school classes. We will be brief because there aren't any. Many students get through high school without ever having to practice and perform a single speech before a real audience." page 112.

He likes to use his wit and verbal finesse to confuse others and win arguments. Although he can argue successfully that white is black and straight is crooked, you walk away with the feeling that he's won the argument not because he is correct but because you can't outwit him.

Winning has a value for ego, but participation has a value for life.

It is often in our best interest not to understand, to misunderstand, or to pretend not to understand.

Like pretty much every debate, an argument is an explosion caused by the collision of egos.

Naturally, I always place my word over anyone else's simply because I know why I said what I said.