- Treat every debate, even about characters you think you know as though you can learn from it. The man who thinks he knows everything will never question enough to come up with the right answers
- be respectful as much as possible but always remember the person your talking to may be of a different cultural influence so their comments may not always be intended as you think and they may take things you thought a passing thought to heart ( i come across this a lot)
- explain your position clearly and offer evidence as you can ( that doesn't always mean offering scans some of the best debaters like @buckshot rarely do, simply offering a storyline, ark or issue is sufficient
- Don't be afraid to ask questions. Think about an actual debate for example in a political cabinet, it's meant to get to some truth or work out the best way. If someone your debating is truly on the wrong path the right questions will clarify that, if you are it will do the same
this...esp. 2 I suffer from that. At times I feel I have to Americanize when I debate certain people lest I unintentionally offend/insult/belittle/obfuscate/troll them or their points due to tone/prose/wit etc. I have been accused of such.
Another thing is...LOGIC! trumps everything. It trumps feats/scans/number of people cheering/booing you... it trumps everything. In fact logical debating is seemingly a lost skill in life in general, cultivate the skill. You gain nothing by winning a debate about nonexistent comic characters via illogical debating but you gain so much more (beyond CV into real life) even if you lose if you are logical. The ability to recognise and move beyond your biased presuppositions is what seperates debaters from mere talkers.
Lastly... have fun. Superman or whoever are not real. Never tie your life to a debate about them. So just have fun... like I'm about to do with this...
- Ignore everything everyone tells you (including me!) and find your own style of debating.
...lol, what a fun philosophical conundrum this piece of advice is! :D
EPIC!
btw... there are few Rules you must adhere to, in order for you to be a great debater:
1: Hulk is the strongest there is! And in any debate any character that fights Hulk must ALWAYS be lowballed into forgetting all their advantages over Hulk and must instead have resort to a punch fest! If opponent still wins... then Hulk wins by being any of the following: unlimited strength/being green/world breaker/gets angry enough/opponent sucks... preferably a combination of the above to give credibility. Repeat ad nauseum.
2: Thor has ftl combat speed, he doesn't have scans because he is holding back 110% ALL. THE. TIME!
3: Dr Manhattan is weak, because in Watchmen he is the only one with powers. Therefore his matter manipulation would be trumped by a pencil from DC/Marvel.
4: Superman does not lose, nay cannot lose! It has been decreed and shall forever stand!
5: Flash loses especially with Bloodlust/Morals Off in a CV Battle Thread because even mosquitos have tagged him in a DC comic book.
6: And lastly thou shall prostrate thine self and genuflect before THANOS (or Doom if you want to stay multiversal). THANOS!
good day
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