A humorious post for a change.


World's Worst Debate Arguments;

For those who haven't seen Lincoln, I will not reveal some of the amusing arguments some of the congressmen make. It is a great movie though and you should see it! The photo is of Thaddeus Stevens R-PA (Tommy Lee Jones) in his very nicely decorated congressional office. Not telling you anything about the scene between him and Rep. Fernando Wood (D-NY) but I threw that out there to pipe y'alls curiosity.



1) If you are loosing a debate, do not call the other side; "illogical"....  clearly, that itself is a illogical argument.

2) "You are stupid!" maybe your opponent is, chances are he is not. It is merely a different way of viewing the world then you have. "Stupid" is best for preschoolers on the playground; "Johnny is stupid! he stole my ice cream!"  Not for respectable debaters.


3) "Are you evil?"--- that line was borrowed from the historical fiction movie "North and South" Kristie Alley in the role of Virgillia Hazard asks Orry Main (played by Patrick Swayze) if he is "evil" because he is from the South. Orry was immediately turned off to Virgillia's arguments, even though she was right saying "slavery is wrong", the rest of her arguments--- personal attacks really did her cause more harm then good.

4) "you are the personification of all that is evil and wrong in the world" ^^^ See above. Also, it sounds more like a troll argument.

5) "John Adams is a bold, blind, crippled, toothless man who wants to start a war with France!"- from an actual campaign ad, I hope I do not have to say why this is a poor argument.







6) "Extreme"--- even if you think your opponent's stance is "extreme", do not say so. Who defines "extreme" anyway?   Also, what is to stop me from calling yours "extreme"?

7) Fanaticism or even appearing fanatic does harm to your cause.

8) "you are letting your religion interfere"--- everybody's religion or philosophy of life is bound to interfere with their political views.  Nobody can help it, since the philosophy that governs your life will govern all you believe.

9) Lies.  Never ever do them in a debate. Ever. 

10) If you must insult somebody, do it with flowery language =P not juvenile language such as; "stupid" or evil" and NEVER swear, EVER. But in all seriousness, try to avoid insults.

11) BONUS!  Do not pull a Preston Brooks