How Much Preparation Do You Do For Backroom Debates?
Well? For me its 0-5 minutes. Which I know may surprise most of you as I am always right. I read everything on here though, mostly because I hate homework and defensive driving.
To be honest I really just take libertarian talking points add a bit of personal attack and go from there
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My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
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A journalist once asked how Picasso how he dared to charge so much for a painting that takes five minutes of work. Picasso replied that none of his works took him five minutes, but that all of them took him his whole lifetime.
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So SFTS=Picasso? I think you're shortchanging me sweetheartOriginally Posted by Louis VI the Fat
A journalist once asked how Picasso how he dared to charge so much for a painting that takes five minutes of work. Picasso replied that none of his works took him five minutes, but that all of them took him his whole lifetime.
There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford
My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.
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Oh, Strike, you are the Picasso of Libertarianism.
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i prepare nothing
i guess it shows as well...
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Prepare? I can't say that I do - except that I read things randomly and try to remember them when I argue
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Yes. When I need sources, Google and Wiki are fairly useful, especially since I can always remember the keywords in the page I'm looking for.
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In a two vs two debate, my usual style is to go second, after the opponent. Present a argument which fails miserably and then let the opponents second guy attack me from all direction. Gently smile at the judges and let my partner attack how my opponents been personal attacking me and not presenting any arguments.
Basically... I suck at debates and thus why I will not do any back room debates.. Ever
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Seeing as I usually only argue things I actually already believe I have done most of my preperation in advance. I will, however, research things during a debate - though I wouldn't spend more than 10-15 minutes unless I am really passionate about something.
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Any larger and your body will not be able to support your head....
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There is a reason I'm an 1/8th of a ton
There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford
My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.
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I don't know that I would call these debates... More like a group of people reading themselves write at each other.
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Just cuase you aint smart like me dont mean you can hateI don't know that I would call these debates... More like a group of people reading themselves write at each other.
There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford
My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.
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I didn't want to add that, but you read my mind.
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I disagree. It doesn't matter how many paint chips I ate in my youth; it is my right as a natural born citizen of the United Sates of America to do all the noncriminal and reasonably ethical hatin' I want to.
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wait.....paint chips are bad for you?
There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford
My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.
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See, this is why you need more than 5 minutes of research!
You can only eat the sour cream and onion paint chips. And the cool ranch flavored ones are instant death. My best friend in the fourth grade's head instantly exploded after he ate one.
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I guess a politics degree counts.
Hmmm, prolly not!
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If I need to prepare for a debate, I'll usually stay out of it and read what other people say, their sources and their arguments. When the need arise, I'll look for a source/link/proof but I wouldn't call that preparation...
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I tend to avoid debate if i don't know what i am talking about, its usually about my beliefs if i do debate rather than paticular facts and figures...
If its something im really intrested in i will do a bit of research, never over 10-15 minutes... unless were talking drug policy
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prepare?
I just write down whatever the goblins screaming in my head say....doesn´t everybody??
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Varies, mostly it's quite short, but if there's a subject that requires a lot of reading and researching I've working on one post for 2-3 hours, althuogh even a researched subject is usually shorter (takes way too much time to get such a post).
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Was the fourth grade's head ok after your best friend exploded? And what was your best friend doing in the fourth grade's head in the first place?
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Preparation is for wusses.
I usually just adopt Tribesman's opinion.
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I use Preparation H all the time. Just a dab will do ya!
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I don't do specific research just because I'm going to make a post, so I suppose the answer would be none.
At the end of the day politics is just trash compared to the Gospel.
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To paraphrase Wilson,
If I'm to post something short and poignant, I will require a fair bit of time to compose it.
If I'm to post something of moderate length that adds to the discussion, I'll need a few minutes to skull it out and a little quick googling for sources.
If I'm to blather on for pages, I am ready now.
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Read the Telegraph.
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I'm sorry, I only speak Franglish. I don't quite get it.
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Must be all those paint chips I've been eating in preperation for this thread.
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Absolutely no sources, as they only hinder you and might actually disprove your point.
Pretend to have read the article linked in the first message, but never actually read it. I have enough crap to read without bothering with some crappy British tabloid article.
A lot of radical anti-[insert anything you want] nonsense.
An ironic smiley to conclude my nonsense, and I'm done.
When I write, my main issue is to make somewhat understand-able english sentences.
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