this happens to me all the time

effective debate strategies

focus on the person

shift the focus away from the main theme by highlighting personal flaws or past mistakes of your opponent okay let me tell you its like sniffing coffee beans in a perfume shop because this approach refreshes your mind while also undermining their credibility and making them mad

simplify

instead of grappling with the complexities of your opponents absurd argument consider distilling their position into a much weaker version because by doing this you can easily dismantle it and make yourself look superior alright its like magic

repeat your conclusion

say you find yourself lacking evidence right well you can just restate your conclusion as if it were a given because listen this can be an effective way to reinforce your position because it creates an illusion of support and it brings your opponent back to square one

shift the burden of proof

dont bother finding sources to prove what youre saying because instead you can just focus on the parts that havent been disproven and this shifts the burden of proof onto your opponent which is great because were here to argue not look stuff up am i right

propose questions strategically

pretend you just dont understand stuff even basic stuff and this can be especially effective when having your opponent explain it would make them look bad or even get moderated but also it can create more opportunities to poke holes in their argument which is very fun

do not talk to me

every groups got a shane and you know what they say

if you dont know who the shane is in your friend group…
be the shane you want to see in the world

downvotes arent allowed in freeze peach patriots

that means a lot too

thank you for saying that it means a lot

well technically i heard the pop and the water rushing out but i think it counts

i heard a pin drop on my bed one time all the way from the other room

before i clicked this notification i thought for sure your comment was in response to my homemade nutrients recipe i posted this morning

is it infuriating because you have different tastes or does he link premium stuff you have to pay for

well let me tell you something thats gonna blow your mind did you know that vasectomies and a plantbased diet cures adhd because heres the thing adhd is not a real disease its just a label they give you when you dont fit into their narrow little box of normal and the real cause of adhd is toxins and a lack of essential nutrients in our food

toxins are stored in the balls and when you get a vasectomy youre basically cutting off the flow of toxins into your system its like a reboot for your body and the more vasectomies you get the better

and then theres the whole foods which are just packed with nutrients and one of the most important ones is methamphetamine a natural compound that occurs in small amounts in whole foods like fruits and vegetables and its essential for brain function and focus

but when you eat processed foods theyre stripped of all these essential nutrients and can you believe it the government and big pharma are trying to cover this up they dont want you to know the truth

so dont believe the lies of the medical establishment they just want to keep you in the dark and make money off your suffering take control of your own health and try a couple vasectomies and a plantbased diet its the only way to truly be free but make sure you have several children first

edit lets take this outside https://lemmy.world/post/24386648

this post is an advertisement for a stupid community so im not sure what you expect

thank you for your attention

youre probably the first person from your instance to click that link so the posts may not have federated to your instance yet but there are 5 posts so far

the mods said im only allowed to post this here if i dont be mean to people so this is me not being mean to you