One word spoken after the argument is complete can destroy the argument. We must know when to stop.

On ne change pas de sujet et on n’inverse pas les rôles tant qu’on n’a pas conclu sur la question de départ. C’est la condition pour qu’un débat permette un progrès de la connaissance. Un débat non-conclu renforce le public dans une logique tribale : « C’est mon champion qui a gagné ». Pour éviter cela, il faut, avant de passer à la suite,

People who have good arguments use them. People who do not have good arguments try to win by labeling.

What all of these arguments have in common is that very few people engage in them in real life. Sure, you might be privately annoyed at your friend who’s always talking about how great their life is when they drone on about their perfect mornings, and you might rightfully point out when an author has an unsavory past, but it’s unlikely that the su