1. Never admit that you’re wrong, even when presented with facts and/or evidence to the contrary.
2. If your opponent exposes a hole in your argument, or if they express an idea truly worth considering, completely ignore it, or dismiss it as being off-topic.
2a. If that doesn’t work, vehemently dispute a random idea that your opponent presented 6 months ago or hasn’t presented at all (straw man argument).
3. Kill ‘em with semantics. When in doubt, just reword your argument to make yourself right. You can never be wrong if you keep your opponent confused. It keeps them on their toes.
4. Always maintain a condescending tone. No matter how illogical, thoughtless, or just plain stupid your idea is, by maintaining an air of condescension, you make yourself feel more intelligent than you actually are.
5. If your opponent is a woman, always remind her that her thought process and/or method of communication is inherently inferior to yours. Always throw in “you’re illogical and emotional” for good measure. Forget that men’s proported ability to ’keep emotions in check’ is likely the reason that most, if not all, serial killers are male.
Always throw in “you’re illogical and emotional” for good measure. Forget that men’s proported ability to ’keep emotions in check’ is likely the reason that most, if not all, serial killers are male.
Dang. I never thought about serial killers being male..
Yeah, I watch far too much A&E, Discovery, and TLC.
Comment by Serenity23 — February 7, 2007 @ 4:20 pm
Hey, you started it with “long azz”. After that it was straight ‘prick’ time.
But you really shouldn’t get so mad at me. 65% of what I say is pure entertainment.
I don’t know Sonny, I always seem to miss the point which you flip the ‘prick’ switch. From where I’m sitting, the ‘prick’ switch is on from jump. At any rate, ain’t nobody mad at you!
Comment by sonnyredd — February 7, 2007 @ 4:30 pm
LMAO!! I didn’t even have to read the title of your post to know what you were talking about!
LOL. Well, this is also about my recent experience on a messageboard too. Same shit, different toilet.
Comment by Juli — February 7, 2007 @ 7:11 pm
Forget that men’s proported ability to ’keep emotions in check’ is likely the reason that most, if not all, serial killers are male.
aaaaaaaaaaaahhahahahaha
Comment by Peach — February 8, 2007 @ 4:13 pm
There will be a “How to Argue Like A Woman” post in response. Soon…
And I’m sure it will be a shining example of all that was mentioned in this entry.
Comment by JarrodHalsey — February 16, 2007 @ 5:05 pm