to debate is to be lonely.
for the longest time, i have once again found myself struggling with scarcity in how to express my thoughts. scurrying through my newsfeed revealed a skeleton in my closet. it is lonely to be a debater.
of course and as expected, many a debater might find themselves arguing with my point but that is normal. id like to share how things have been for me as a debater.
when you are someone who knows how to debate, you often find yourself in the middle of an argument or conversation. it may just be a simple presentation of thoughts, a discourse or whatever event may have triggered the exchange, i dare say that debaters may find themselves lonely.
i say this because of the value of relationship. your relationship with other people is far more valuable than winning an argument. and when you are aware of this, it is hard to argue with people who dont know how to argue.
for so many times i have decided to just keep to myself just because i value these relationships. in a playful banter during a drinking session, a friends of mine were discussing their thoughts on politics. in a few seconds, there was a rich source of fallacies which would simply not stand in a proper debate.
argumentum ad hominem. argumentum ad passiones. argumentum ad populum. and so on.
people should be taught how to structure arguments with proper analysis in order to address issues and not the people saying them. this training should be initiated in childhood and carried out throughout the lifespan.
this is not one of my best entries.
for the longest time, i have once again found myself struggling with scarcity in how to express my thoughts. scurrying through my newsfeed revealed a skeleton in my closet. it is lonely to be a debater.
of course and as expected, many a debater might find themselves arguing with my point but that is normal. id like to share how things have been for me as a debater.
when you are someone who knows how to debate, you often find yourself in the middle of an argument or conversation. it may just be a simple presentation of thoughts, a discourse or whatever event may have triggered the exchange, i dare say that debaters may find themselves lonely.
i say this because of the value of relationship. your relationship with other people is far more valuable than winning an argument. and when you are aware of this, it is hard to argue with people who dont know how to argue.
for so many times i have decided to just keep to myself just because i value these relationships. in a playful banter during a drinking session, a friends of mine were discussing their thoughts on politics. in a few seconds, there was a rich source of fallacies which would simply not stand in a proper debate.
argumentum ad hominem. argumentum ad passiones. argumentum ad populum. and so on.
people should be taught how to structure arguments with proper analysis in order to address issues and not the people saying them. this training should be initiated in childhood and carried out throughout the lifespan.
this is not one of my best entries.
