Nov 14, 2008

How to win an arugment ?

Here an article on how to win an argument ?

You can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. It's really easy. You don't think so!

Well , then simply read following rules and follow them and then you see what i mean.

Drink Liquor:

Suppose you're at a party and some hotshot intellectual is expounding on the economy of Peru , a subject you know nothing about. If you're drinking some health-fanatic drink like grapefruit juice , you'll hang back, afraid to display your ignorance, while the hotshot enthrall the date. But if you drink several large martini , you'll discover you have strong views about the Peruvian economy. You'll be a wealth of information. You'll argue forcefully , offering searing insights and possibly upsetting furniture. People will be impressed. Some may leave the room.

Make Things Up:

Suppose , in the Peruvian economy argument , you are trying to prove Peruvians are under paid , a position you based solely on the fact that you are under paid , and you're damned if you're going to let a bunch of Peruvians be better off. Don't say : " I think Peruvians are under paid. " Say: "The average Peruvians salary in 1999 dollars adjusted for revised tax base is US$1,452.81 per annum , which is US$836.07 before the mean poverty level.

Now here an important note : Always make up the exact figures. Now , if an opponent asks you where you got your information , make that up , too. Say : "This information comes from Dr. Hovel T. Moon's study for Budford Commission published May 9 , 2000. Didn't you read it ? " say this in the same tome of voice you would use to say " You left your soiled underwear in my bath house."

Use meaningless but weighty-sounding words and phrase:

Memorize this list:

  • Let me put it in this way
  • In terms of
  • Vis-a-Vis
  • Per se
  • As it were
  • Qua
  • So to speak.

You should also memorize some Latin abbreviations such as "QED." , "eg." and "ie". These are all short for "I speak Latin , and you do not."

Here's how to use these words and phrases. Suppose you want to say : " Peruvians would like to order appetizers more often , but they don't have enough money." Now my dear friend , you never win arguments talking like that. But you will win if you say : " Let me put in this way.In terms of appetizers vis-a-vis Peruvians qua Peruvians , they would like to order them more often , so to speak , but they do not have enough money per se , as it were. QED." Now .......Only a fool would challenge that statement.

Use snappy and ir-relevant comebacks:

You need an arsenal of all-purpose irrelevant phrases to fire back at your opponents when they make valid points. The best are:

  • "You're begging the question."
  • "You're being defensive."
  • "Don't compare apples with oranges."
  • "What are your parameters ? "

This last one is especially valuable , because Nobody , other than mathematicians , has the vaguest idea what 'parameters' means.

Now , let see how to use your comebacks :

  • You : " As Abraham Lincoln said in 1873..."
  • Your Opponent : "Lincoln died in 1865."
  • You : You're begging the question." Or
  • You : Liberians, like most Asians...."
  • Your opponent: "Liberia is in Africa ."
  • You : You're being defensive."

Compare your opponent to Adolf Hitler:

This is your heavy artillery , for when your opponent is obviously right and you are spectacularly wrong. Bring Hitler up subtly. Say : That's sound suspiciously like something Adolf Hitler might say, " or "You certainly do remind me of Adolf Hitler."

So that's it . You now know how to out argue anybody.

Just one caution : Do not try to pull this on people who carry weapons.

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