# Debating debate techniques

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debating-debate-techniques/404339>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [May 16, 2007, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debating-debate-techniques/404339 "2007-05-16T17:04:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![cosmosdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debating-debate-techniques/404339/41 "2007-05-21T01:25:01Z")

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[QUOTE=Quiddity Glomfuster]  
See, this is exactly what you want to avoid; an endless chain of ‘you said bla bla and I dispute that thus’ and the retorts of ‘no, that’s not what I said, but you said bla bla bli’ - and on and on it goes. You get into one of those things and you’ll be there for months if you don’t look out.  
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You’re right, although from reading some threads you’re involved in I’m not sure you follow your own advise. 🙂

Even though It has all seemed pretty pointless I have learned something about communication that makes me think it was somehow worth it.

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