Board Thread:Debate of The Week/@comment-28112409-20171025060017/@comment-26234016-20171101121922

I think the main issue here is debating versus arguing.

I treat basically all debates as arguing. Arguing is where both sides give their reason, and maybe learn from the other. With ToS, the BG/Doc debate, it's not as monumental, but these online debates can turn into good practice while debating for other things!

For example, I agree that I should have kept with this debate for a longer period of time. I'm not entirely proud of how I acted, but I acted that way. I should have perservered, you're right.

The above paragraph is what debates and arguments should be.

It takes an average debater to debate well in a fair debate. To do so well in a debate where the odds are against you means you are an excellent debater. But during either of those debates, if you can make the opponent agree with you, then you are a fantastic debater.

Next debate, I will stick with my team, and probably do so for a while. But you need to give leeway for the times when you can't disagree. When the other side is right. It might not happen a lot, but it will happen.

That's my two cents.