**How to be effective in a debate.** Debating is [[Task Oriented, not Personal]]. Expert debaters make fewer better points and are more willing to find a common ground. Making a lot of arguments for your position is worse than making a few very strong arguments for it. _Your argument is only as strong as your weakest point_. Once people start not buying the arguments you make a fall like dominoes. This recommendation, though, is not a panacea. The right argument is situation and person dependent. Also don't use a straw man for an opponent's arguments. Address their strongest argument, [[Finding Middle Ground]], and use [[Calibrated Questions]] to find where the debate can go. A good question is "what evidence would you need to see to change your opinion"? **** # More ## Source - [[Think Again]] ## Related - [[Argue How, not Why]]