How to argue

Posted by Jon Wise on Apr 09, 2008

Having recently been embroiled in an online debate or two, I thought I’d re-post this brilliant diagram explaining the different levels of argument — from most effective to least effective. Anyone who regularly comments on sites that share opinions should probably know this information. Anyone who debates in real life should probably know it too…

Click the image for a larger version. Image originally found here, which was in turn inspired by the article found here.


2 Responses to “How to argue”

  1. Bill Says:
    April 9th, 2008 at 4:27 pm

    This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen. Man!!! LOL

  2. Jon Wise Says:
    April 9th, 2008 at 6:41 pm

    I explicitly refute your main point, Bill. And then I call you names.


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