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result #114185 - IN A DEBATE, WHEN ONE SIDE RESORTS TO CENSORSHIP

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IN A DEBATE, WHEN ONE SIDE RESORTS TO CENSORSHIP


[+] serious ballot by TomSmith
created Sun Apr 22, 07
does that go a long way towards discrediting his or her argument?

If two people are engaged in a heated, but civil debate (no personal attacks or threats involved) and at some point one side feels the need to somehow prevent the other from being able to speak (cutting his microphone, removing or editing comments, shouting him down, etc) does that go a long way towards discreditiing his position on the subject?

I experiencesd something similar in real life and want so get your input




yes, that he feels he must resort to censorship hurts his case 17
It Depends 2
No, censorting the other side helps your case 0
No, it makes no difference if one side feels he must stop the other from expressing his views 0

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Voted : yes, that he feels he must resort to censorship hurts his case

If you have to do that, you have lost the debate.

Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh come to mind.

Also George Bush, with his staged 'town hall meetings'.

by mojo on Sun Apr 22, 07 7:44am [+]

Voted : yes, that he feels he must resort to censorship hurts his case
Means that the censoring party is afraid to have the other side of the story heard.
by Truthseeker013 on Sun Apr 22, 07 9:45am [+]

The truth is a powerful weapon in debate but you can be wrong and still win.
by Guest User from [207.145.176.150] on Sun Apr 22, 07 11:37am [+]

Voted : It Depends
The creditability of ones argument stands on it's own merits.
There's usually an element of partisanship on both sides. If one side resorts to censorship, it may not necessarially mean their argument isn't creditable. Perhaps ones opponent is evasive, spins the issue, is lying, or failed to prove his case but continues to criticize his opponents case.

I'm not saying this is the case, I'm just pointing out situations that may justify censoring a participant.
by passiveson on Sun Apr 22, 07 11:58am [+]

Voted : yes, that he feels he must resort to censorship hurts his case
It sounds that way.
by skylab on Sun Apr 22, 07 12:42pm [+]

Herzog can't speak for himself? Let him post as a guest user like you do. Then he...I mean you, can go approve the lies so you won't be exposed as a fraud.

Don't be going around talking smack sabotaging everyones ballots because you can't deal with the fact you got proved a little coward.
by passiveson on Sun Apr 22, 07 2:00pm [+]

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by passiveson on Sun Apr 22, 07 6:43pm [+]

What happened? I looked at my ballot for a split second last night and it looked full. Now it's not. It would be kind of funny if it suffered the fate of the ballot topic itself. So what gives?
by TomSmith on Mon Apr 23, 07 5:28am [+]

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