how to ALWAYS win an argument

by hook or crook, you can be right even when you're wrong.
In this episode we analyze all the nasty ways to *seem* right to others even if you don't have facts and logic on your side.

The Tricks:
1. Postulate What Has To Be Proved
2. Choose Your Definitions
3. Persuade the Audience
4. Kafka Trap
5. Ad Hominem
6. Absurd Proposition

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IMPORTANT: this is not a political comment, nor is this a political channel... it just so happened that all the best examples of sophistry exists in politics. Just wanted to state that up front.

Arthur Schopenhauer - The Art of Being Right

Music: (in order of appearance)
Jinsang - times movin' fast
Sim - Sweet Soul
Letsky - I'm Sick

References:
to be added later today

[CoffeeBreaks]

to clarify: I'm NOT encouraging the use of fallacies, or suggesting that truth doesn't matter, I just wanted to make a video on tactics that, like it or not, occur all the time in arguments and debate.

Enjoy, and if you have your own favorite fallacy or rhetorical trick that I didn't cover, comment and tell me what it is!

[leeroybrown]

1: Trick them into saying yes.
2: Point out they agreed.
3: Keep on doing that.

[RootyTootTootin]

You: “Wrongpersonsayswhat”
Them: “What?”
Done

[tarabinsurzo]

Followed the steps, i won the argument and arrested a cop today

[lateuponarrival]

0:38 trump is rapping over the background beat

[TheAviationistKhizr]

step 1: say their breathe stinks



Step 2: sit back and relax as they stumble and stutter trying to figure out what to do.

[Stinky_Steven]

Parents: is this *D I S R E S P E C T* ??

Edit: I found this comment a year later and yes this quite literally is the definition of disrespect I don’t know why I thought this was funny

[David-dxwz]

You missed the best “so you’re saying” trick where you take what they say and twist it so that they have to argue against what they said and didn’t say and what they meant by saying so. It can really derail a debate very quickly.

[andrasfogarasi]

*Step 1: Ignore your opponent's arguments.*

[Kanzu]

'How to be the most annoying person you can argue with'

[DoodleDan]

I came to see how to win an argument against my mother and instead got a "how to win an argument as a political leader" *smh*

[farinator]

For mothers:
* I carried you 9 MONTHS!!*

For dads:
I rAiSeD you!!!

[nnex]

If your a parent, just say "because I said so"

[rudystraight]

you'd be a fool to argue with a fool

[faheem-wani]

Another great trick is to make the person lose his confidence. You can use phrases like, "Can you speak loudly and clearly?" Also you should increase the loudness of your voice and make it seem more harsher. For the important lines, take pauses after every word and elevate your voice progressively.

[Astre.]

Parents: "Explain to us what happened."
Me: "Well, what happened was-"
Parents: *_"aRe YoU tAlKInG bAcK tO uS?!?!?"_*

[محمدفائزحمدان]

Pro tip:if someone says "no u"
The only thing you can say "no u u"
Then "no u u u" and so on

[kaif-tube]

Wow, this describes [group you disagree with] too perfectly.

[snvlogs]

The REAL way to win an argument: Call the other person racist then run away.

[DoodleDan]

Me: *uses this tactic*
Mom: *GO TO YOUR ROOM*