Picking your battles...

[Loves Disney]

Some teens, err, most teens love to argue. Some love it more than others and push it to a level of unnecessary rebelling. I have seen some overly "dramatic" kids picking the wrong fights...the pointless, meaningless issues, and argue to the death of it. Then, at the other end of the spectrum I have seen serious issues skip a step of maturity and thus ruin the action taken. In other words, avoiding dealing with the issue in a matter of words and negotiation and jumping straight to "lock-ins" or "sit-ins" resulting in an uncivil answer.

How do you pick your battles and exactly how far will you take it to make sure what you want is justified? How do you judge what makes the issue extreme, and what makes it meaningless? Will you overract to pressure attention? Or are you just the kind of person who will debate anything to attain a level of appearance...that is, do you debate just to make yourself sound smart?

 

[Dragonlord11_7]

Some teens, err, most teens love to argue. Some love it more than others and push it to a level of unnecessary rebelling. I have seen some overly "dramatic" kids picking the wrong fights...the pointless, meaningless issues, and argue to the death of it. Then, at the other end of the spectrum I have seen serious issues skip a step of maturity and thus ruin the action taken. In other words, avoiding dealing with the issue in a matter of words and negotiation and jumping straight to "lock-ins" or "sit-ins" resulting in an uncivil answer.

How do you pick your battles and exactly how far will you take it to make sure what you want is justified? How do you judge what makes the issue extreme, and what makes it meaningless? Will you overract to pressure attention? Or are you just the kind of person who will debate anything to attain a level of appearance...that is, do you debate just to make yourself sound smart?

First of all, I'm wonderin how you had inspiration for this. Anyway, I know alot of people who debate to sound smart. er. Most of the time I argue over what it fair or not fair, aka civil rights...

 

[Loves Disney]

First of all, I'm wonderin how you had inspiration for this. Anyway, I know alot of people who debate to sound smart. er. Most of the time I argue over what it fair or not fair, aka civil rights...

I was actually thinking, for a change. lol.

 

[MuNkY]

This is how I pick my battles....

1) Is the topic of any sort of intellegence? I'm not going to argue something really stupid.
2) How much knowledge do I have on the issue? I'm not going to debate something I don't know about.
3) Am I right? If I know for a fact I am, I'll argue until the sun goes down.

Also, if I'm proven wrong, I'm not like some people who will just realize it, then start throwing out personal insults. I'll admit that I'm wrong, they're right, apologize for wasting their time, and move on.

 

[DuckLover]

If I know Im right then its worth fighting for. lol

 

[Loves Disney]

Okay, so let's say the arguement is based on opinion...such as clonning and abortion (two hot topic debates). No one is right and no one is wrong...entirely. Would you argue it?

 

[Babyjustrun]

I will argue if:

-- If I actually care about it. If I'm not interested in it, what's the point in arguing it?
-- If I know more than a smidgling about it. I don't want to sound stupid, or dig myself a hole.
-- If I'm sure I'm right. If I'm not entirely sure on what I believe, I'll keep my darn trap shut & let someone else argue the issue.

I would not argue on a topic like abortion or cloning, because I simply have no opinion on it. I believe that it's wrong to kill something that's alive, but some people need to get abortion. It's too complicated for me.

 

[Sparx]

I love to debate. and I'll debate most issues. I don't so much pick my battle as I pick the person I'm arguing against. I won't bother with an idiot or a person who can't lose. Basically I want someone who is on my level an can actually give an arguement worth reading.

 

[Loves Disney]

I love to debate. and I'll debate most issues. I don't so much pick my battle as I pick the person I'm arguing against. I won't bother with an idiot or a person who can't lose. Basically I want someone who is on my level an can actually give an arguement worth reading.

Heh, this post reminds me of a quote a heard once...

"Never argue with a fool. People might not know the difference."

 

[Sparx]

Heh, this post reminds me of a quote a heard once...

"Never argue with a fool. People might not know the difference."

I have a friend who has a keychain that says "I'll never have a battle of wits with someone who is unarmed"

 

[Loves Disney]

I have a friend who has a keychain that says "I'll never have a battle of wits with someone who is unarmed"

Heh, I love that.

 

[Captain Brain]

I will argue over something if it's something I care deeply about. If not, I just let it go.


EDIT: If the topic is abortion, I will argue that it's wrong until I turn blue. If it's about something like, say, the best color, there's really no point.

 

[hidmickey:myantidrug]

Okay, so let's say the arguement is based on opinion...such as clonning and abortion (two hot topic debates). No one is right and no one is wrong...entirely. Would you argue it?

I would totally argue it! As an example, gay rights is a huge issue that I have VERY strong feelings about (that I won't bring up here because it isn't the right time nor place for it.) and do argue because I do feel so strongly about. Clonning I really don't have an opinion about so I don't bother but will rather have a discussion about it to see how other people feel about it. When it comes to abortion, I do have an opinion, and a pretty strong one, but one that is not entirely pro and not entirely con so I won't really fight that because there are points on both sides that fit into my opinion. Eventhough they are opinions, facts are still there to back things like these examples up. When it comes to important issues, I would, and do, in a heart beat.

When it comes to other things, if it's stupid and pointless, I won't and will merely point out how stupid it is that the other person is trying to get me started.

Friends and such know that I love to debate so they can get me going on really anything but random people I won't start with unless there is a valid cause (see paragraph 1).

I also won't debate with a disrespectful person. I happen to be a VERY opinionated person and stick to my guns but I also do respect other people's opinions because they are entitled to theirs as much as I'm entitled to mine. I'm not a person who gives two hoots what other people think of me but the second that someone disrespects my opinion, I blow. There are times when every debate needs to come to an 'agree to disagree' finalie. If I sense that the person challenging me won't be willing to do that, I will drop the case, no matter what it is, because I won't have my opinion being disrespected just because they don't agree.

I'm a debater...I actually do it in school, I can't help it. Sassyness and b----yness run in the family, it's in my genes.

 

[MuNkY]

I also hate when people try to make me look stupid.

I'm not the best person you want to do that to, because it's very hard to make me look stupid.

 

[hidmickey:myantidrug]

Bump, I want to hear other people's opinions!

 

[Mara]

I don't like arguing/debating. It's awfully frusterating, as I am so terrible at getting my opinions and ideas across.

When/if I do get into a debate, it's not to make myself feel or look smart. 'Cause I know I always end up looking and feeling stupid.

 

[SoccerTink]

huh? I hate some of those things too

 

[EeyoreFan1]

I was actually thinking, for a change. lol.

LOL. You got that right!

 

[Loves Disney]

LOL. You got that right!

Oh...lol, think your witty eh?! LOL Just you wait!!!! Haha.