What do you think of debaters who misrepresent views and dodge questions?

[FrodoSkywalker007]

This question is influenced by our friend goaded ☺

What do you think of individuals who debate dishonestly?

For example, they misconstrue your positions, demand yes or no answers (and refuse to answer them), and often switch subjects when cornered.

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Goaded has been removed for dumb games. 🤷‍♂️
Gave him several chances. Never again.

[lilBigPotato]

Playing dirty is usual a sign of weak arguments.

[LazerBean]

That's just average liberal activities

[shish_kebab]

Well said!

[Billlewis]

I think most of the individuals whom you're referring to are either products of the far left or feminists (though I repeat myself). These folks are generally only interested in trying to make the other person look bad, because they know they can't win a debate based on the facts. It's the rough equivalent of an attorney getting a guy who is guilty as hell acquitted on a technicality. Everyone knows he did it, but he got off anyway. Unlike in the movies, the bad guys often win in real life.

[shish_kebab]

Fro: Biden said the border was secure, was it?

Goad: You must be talking about when Trump vodka went bankrupt?

Fro: Biden said there was no FEMA money for the North Carolina hurricane victims, but then sent billions to Africa.

Goad: You mean like how Trump was selling bibles?

Fro: Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal was an embarrassment to the world.

Goad: Oh, and like Trump University wasn't an embarrassment?

Fro, it would be more productive herding cats on the open range, than trying to debate with someone like that.

[Kaneki05]

A lot of folk with simple minds don't understand naunces and also even if they do, they want to force an answer beyond complex thought to obtain a unreasonable position that they can pretend they got you on. If smart you know naunces matter, black and white isn't how things are answered. There is in fact a 2 between 1 and 3.

[goaded]

Is Fox News controlled by the left?

Do you support prejudice policies in universities?

[Kaneki05]

Umm what do these questions have to do with my comment?

[FrodoSkywalker007]

@Kaneki05
Ignore him, that's why I posted about him 🤷‍♂️
sorry.

[goaded]

They're the two questions we wanted the other to answer. Guess who asked which.

[Anonymous]

You make ridiculous declarations that Democrats want to destroy the world and support terrorists etc because you dont agree with them and that's your dramatic exaggeration. Dont act like you dont do what you're complaining about.

[FrodoSkywalker007]

Nope, I claim that about leftists
Try again

[exitseven]

They must be trying to defend a position that is just plain stupid.

[MrChinaski]

Have you ever actually written what you write on here?

[MrChinaski]

*read

[FrodoSkywalker007]

Yep, and it's backed up by examples and explanations for my position.

[moddy_the_mod]

It’s the only way he or anyone in the left debates. They pretend not to understand things.

[NathanDavis]

"debaters" lmao...

[Paige2006]

They aren't good debaters

[shish_kebab]

They're more like master debaters. 😋

[Paige2006]

@shish_kebab LOL

[queenofcardio]

They're annoying but whatever

[KostasKouvalis]

Annoying