“ONE MINUTE DEBATE MANAGER” The argumentative technique I use, and the one I rec

“ONE MINUTE DEBATE MANAGER”

The argumentative technique I use, and the one I recommend, is the ‘One Minute Manager” solution, whereby one responds to aggressive accusations or comments, particularly postmodern and feminist rallying and shaming, with equally loaded criticism and ridicule (albeit intellectualized), and then to return to the central argument.

This technique lets you continue the rational discussion unburdened by the nonsense now that its emotional content has been cleared, rather than tainting your and response and the central argument.

So “slap them’ quickly for their bad manners, then return to the central argument.

If you are consistent in the use of this pattern, it tends to successfully contain all sorts of deceptive debate partners, while demonstrating to them, and to the audience, that you will not be taunted out of the central argument. And it stops your argument from being tainted by their attempt at fraud and distraction.

It’s just hard, but it works. But then I do this kinda thing for a living.

Slap quickly in one paragraph. Be truthful that they’re relying on childish techniques reserved for feminists, schoolgirls and betas, and then, start a new paragraph, restate the central argument, and return to conducting the central argument.

It works. Every time you restate the central argument you draw attention to it and repetition is often the best means of persuasion.