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Subject:	How many of these have you seen used here?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Mon, 16 May 2005 19:32:05 GMT
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Thirty - Eight Ways to Win an Argument from Schopenhauer's "The Art of Controversy" http://www.searchlores.org/schopeng.htm Found via a link from http://del.icio.us/ ... surely one of the most clever URL choices out there!

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		Re: How many of these have you seen used here?
(...) To a certain extent, I think I've used: 1, 4, 9, 16, 20, 25, 32, 33 Of course, as regards #1, I'm usually an advocate of testing the extremes of any given theory. Hence, I'll typically show the extremes of my own propositions as well, to (...) (20 years ago, 16-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: How many of these have you seen used here?
(...) ROSCO (20 years ago, 16-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: How many of these have you seen used here?
(...) You and DaveE have already pegged this correctly; the listed strategies are tailored for "winning the audience" rather than "persuading one's opponent." I'm not very well versed in Schopenhauer, but I have the vague sense that he didn't use (...) (20 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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