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This category is for posts that help members better influence others when discussing IDW topics.
Debating Strategies
Feb 27, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by jnaatjes
Is the IDW at risk of being infiltrated by alt-right provocateurs?
69 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 1, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by edgyberry
POLLDo you support abortions? Why/ why not?
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Debating Strategies
Mar 2, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by edgyberry
POLLDo you think children should be vaccinated? Why/ why not?
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49 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 3, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by edgyberry
POLLDo you agree with Trump building this wall? Why/ why not?
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41 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 6, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Conservative-Mex
Do women realize abortion makes men hate them even more??
35 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 24, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by edgyberry
How necessary do you think a college education is? Should we push more kids towards trades?
30 comments
Debating Strategies
Apr 12, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by wanttothink
How do we create a voice that isn't going to be drowned by hate?
23 comments
Debating Strategies
Feb 24, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Pre-Modernist
I'm curious as to how you fine folks feel about the differences between censoring ideas and censuring behaviour. I recently removed a pedant from a group I created. The individual in question was trolling the group with petulant cynicism which held ...
22 comments
Debating Strategies
Apr 19, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Sarge45
Political Correctness
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Debating Strategies
Mar 28, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by cjames53
It's time to abandon the terms "Left" and "Right." These are divisive, inaccurate, often derisive, and should not be used by thoughtful members of this forum. How can you possibly hope project an N-dimensional space onto a one-dimensional line ...
19 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 17, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Akarja
How to create peace between Muslims and Christians?
18 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 9, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by kellyugwu
What is the next powerful social justice/equal rights movement?
17 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 12, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by LetaEaglefeather
Should you debate a liberal?
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Debating Strategies
Mar 30, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Debatio
As a fan of Steven Crowder, I saw a change my mind post about, Socialism is Evil -Change my mind. I disagreed with this and would like to state: "Socialism is Good- Change My Mind" To define my points: Socialism: A political and economic theory ...
17 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 10, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by kellyugwu
Where is freedom of speech not allowed?
16 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 30, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by edgyberry
POLLShould illegal immigrants be treated as criminals?
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Debating Strategies
Mar 26, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by edgyberry
POLLShould the federal minimum wage in the united states be increased? (currently at $7.25/hr)
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Debating Strategies
Apr 23, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Sarge45
Facts vs Feeling
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Debating Strategies
Apr 13, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by jnaatjes
Thought: Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from criticism if you speak something dumb.
14 comments
Debating Strategies
Apr 17, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by PalmThis
This should be fun. How many will vote for Trump in 2020? And how many DemonicRats will be owned by the rest of us!?
14 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 7, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by kellyugwu
Please can anyone give me their view point on Equality of outcome and Equality of opportunity?
12 comments
Debating Strategies
Apr 23, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by iThink
Admin - I do take seriously your post and your concerns about maintaining a standard of decorum here on IDW. However, this thread brought forth a memory about the following SNL bit. I hope you and everyone else sees the humor here. I found it on you ...
12 comments
Debating Strategies
Apr 1, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by edgyberry
POLLDo you believe in round earth or flat earth?
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12 comments
Debating Strategies
Apr 6, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by chuckpo
I have a question for our liberal members. To what degree do you feel you have to watch what you say here? I find it surprising there's no pushback on some of the comments, or the pushback is very soft. Are you agreeing mostly, or choking it down?
12 comments
Debating Strategies
Apr 12, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by CraiginChrist
Abortion Deception
11 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 25, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Philip282
We must push back against the state of emergency that Trump is attempting to do. When/if the socialist are elected we may regret the executive branch overreaching against article 1 of the constitution
11 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 27, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Carolee
I never thought in a million years I would not only own guns, but I now have a Restricted Gun license in Canada. Canada has always been pretty mild country compared to others but but when the liberals got in power 3 1/2 years ago, everything ...
10 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 16, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Andyspooner
How should we talk about the NZ attack?
9 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 24, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by edgyberry
POLLDo you feel that technology makes us more alone? Why/ why not?
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9 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 24, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by edgyberry
POLLDo you think violent video games cause bad behavior in children?
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9 comments
Debating Strategies
May 26, 2020May 2020

Posted by Darkhorse48
I think part of the problem today is that we treat debate as a sport. We go into it with this me versus whoever mentality. You never see people engaging with the intent of actually solving a problem. It's always this I win they lose theme instead of ...
9 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 18, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Gooch
Enjoying my online schooling of alleged progressives its so comical when they realize they have backed themselves into a corner and the name calling starts
8 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 21, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by ConsciousBeing
POLLWhen Jordan Peterson and Sam Harris engage in a conversation, who do you think has the upper hand in ensuring rationality?
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Debating Strategies
Feb 28, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Linnaeus
Facts don't work. How do we engage those who disagree with us?
8 comments
Debating Strategies
Apr 1, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Marxist_Ghoul
Could you debate a Marxist and win?
8 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 4, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by sooma6
Critical thinking on abortion
8 comments
Debating Strategies
Apr 19, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by MaskedRiderChris
There's one thing about some folks out there on the Right that annoys me; their being all too eager to be just as judgmental and prone to hatred as the Left can be, especially where transsexual people are concerned. Especially when said transsexual ...
8 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 29, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by jnaatjes
Why do we spend so much time on this site debating the far leftists who aren't even here?
7 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 12, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by MADcHATTER
I shall never, for the life of me, understand how the word "Rhetoric" came to be "redefined" to mean "repetitious lies and false statements"... Rhetoric IS the art of discourse, wherein a writer or speaker strives to inform, persuade or motivate ...
7 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 30, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by edgyberry
What’s your opinion on gun laws. Should all people be able to own guns? Do you feel there should be more/ less in backgrounds checks?
7 comments
Debating Strategies
Apr 11, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Katetrulyyours
Yes !! I`m still mad with F Book for taking down this beautiful picture . I had it on my page . A little boy with huge Wild beasts . He`s not afraid or being harmed and the colors are so beautiful . They said Id be band if I put it up ! What...
7 comments
Debating Strategies
Jun 10, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by SpikeTalon
Should we stop streaming Gone With The Wind? Short answer, no.
6 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 3, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by ddelagarza
How to counter abortion argument that one can not be against abortion unless you adopt all kids that are not aborted. I use this argument on illegal immigration on leftists by asking them to foster illegal immigrants
6 comments
Debating Strategies
Jul 15, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Iamjustme
LINKFALSE PROPHETS Q AND ANONS
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Debating Strategies
Mar 19, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by ilija
A theory is only as useful as its ultimate application I am as big a fan of EPM (Endless Philosophical Masturbation) as the next man but the question of implementing all this highfalutin, ivory-tower-building, fancy big ol' word speakin' into the ...
6 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 2, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by bobjax
In Australia, around 90% (my estimate) of the population have little or no interest in politics or philosophy. How does one start a conversation with people who prefer to think and talk about sex, cars, football and/or real estate?
6 comments
Debating Strategies
Dec 26, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by stoner36s
The greatest problem of today's world: Dunning-Kruger effect
6 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 31, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by chuckpo
Do Intellectuals And Emotionals Even Have A Common Language to Anchor Communication? I made a comment on another thread, and I'm turning that into a topic. What do you all think? Intellectual arguments are irrelevant to the people who most ...
6 comments
Debating Strategies
Feb 27, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by edgyberry
If we put dogs down for biting humans, why have we yet to place laws in all the states to put people down for killing other people. Only 10 states have some kind of death penalty, which means loads of bad people just rot in prison till they get ...
6 comments
Debating Strategies
Apr 5, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by SpikeTalon
The following was a post I had done on another site, and thought I'd share it here now. Keep an open mind in regards to any points mentioned and then draw your own conclusions. Over the years I've sat back and observed how others around me react ...
6 comments
Debating Strategies
Feb 25, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Rus-T-Balls
Post an unpopular opinion you have, only reply with agree or disagree. Try not to argue
6 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 21, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Schmitt72
I am excited about venturing in to this community. I believe listening is a huge component to learning. For me, it isn't a challenge to engage in respectful dialogue. I can see where this site encourages all of the above. My question is... in what ...
5 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 25, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Carolee
Do you believe the government is looking out for your best interests?
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Debating Strategies
Mar 25, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Carolee
I think New Zealand's plan to ban 12 Rules for Life was a mistake because now I am curious as to what the fuss is all about and had to order a copy
5 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 16, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Mentalprogram
If I was in an argument and I became annoyed with th eother person then I told that person to "go shoot yourself" and then they did! could I be held liable?
5 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 3, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Oscar
Someone please explain to me what is the purpose of the community?
5 comments
Debating Strategies
Aug 7, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by SpikeTalon
Cancel culture is a dangerous totalitarian trend- Fortunately, the United States has a First Amendment that forbids the government from punishing people for "offensive" writing and thought crimes. Our nation has a free-wheeling ...
5 comments
Debating Strategies
Nov 22, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by SpikeTalon
Tis be the season again folks, and the left is griping again over what Santa Claus supposedly represents... Santa Claus is immune to Covid, but is he safe from the culture war?
5 comments
Debating Strategies
Apr 13, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Marydaniels6011
And into today’s news. Crazed ass liberal sets themselves on fire in front of the White House.
5 comments
Debating Strategies
May 28, 2020May 2020

Posted by drshallal
THE GEORGE FLOYD TRAGEDY . That Mr. George Floyd was a victim of police action is evident. That his life matters and should matter to people all across the US and the world is evident. That we must all seek the truth and that a full effective and ...
5 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 22, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by kingtet
Has anyone else tried the Atheos app for improving your debating via the use of epistemology? I've been using it the past few months, and I've noticed it's made me a better listener. I'm less prone to emotions during discussions and debates. Rather, ...
5 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 26, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by MADcHATTER
Ok...rant time. I was never "Politically Correct" to begin with and never will be. I do not care if I offend someones tender sensibilities. If you don't have enough of a spine to handle words you don't have the backbone to handle harder things life...
5 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 2, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Leninsghost
Not even sure where to start! I guess my first question is - how do we go about establishing a connection to people who are so emotionally invested in their "belief" that they cannot seem to escape it? I think the only way to do it is to find a way ...
5 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 18, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by BobbyL31
How to get people of different awareness levels to think and discuss
5 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 16, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Hazzsue
Why do we never hear Muslims challenged about separation of church and state when asked if Islam supports democracy ?
4 comments
Debating Strategies
Jun 15, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by SpikeTalon
Don't rush to judgment on the Atlanta shooting- The death of Rayshard Brooks at the hands of Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe is a tragedy. Brooks was discovered by police asleep behind the wheel at a Wendy’s drive through....
4 comments
Debating Strategies
Oct 13, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by stoner36s
Steven Crowder was just suspended, video removed and received a hard strike over a video covering the story of this rape. For the love of all things good in the world, boycott youtube, FB,Insta, Twitter. Bury these shitbags by refusing to ...
4 comments
Debating Strategies
Jun 26, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by CarriePCox
On Wednesday’s live stream with Sacha, RamZ asked, ‘is there any heroic straight white male leading roles in a current series?’ Yes, amazingly enough on Netflix. The Last Kingdom. Uhtred and King Alfred. Beocca plays a wonderful supporting ...
4 comments
Debating Strategies
Jul 21, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Naomi
Do you think this diagram explains well? According to this, no wonder it is so hard to have a proper debate because we can hardly pass the "contradiction" level and get stuck in a stupid argument.
4 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 5, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Chipster
How can the government say the DNC's server was hacked when it has never inspected it?
4 comments
Debating Strategies
May 21, 2021May 2021

Posted by stoner36s
Unhinged Teacher BUSTED Indoctrinating Kids With Critical Race Garbage
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Debating Strategies
Jun 16, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by SpikeTalon
If you cancel George Washington, you have to cancel these "progressive heroes" too-
4 comments
Debating Strategies
Apr 23, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by R_D_Russell
POLLIn Search of Reason
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Debating Strategies
Apr 24, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Garsco
The left argues that the citizenship question on the census will cause non-citizens to not respond to/answer the census next year and will result in some states missing out on representation and federal funding. Is this a plausible argument or just ...
4 comments
Debating Strategies
Apr 12, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Tarkus60
Ok, time to engage the brain cell(s), upon consideration of the people on this site, I believe we have enough brain cells between us, to come up with answers rather than just beating the "Whats wrong" drum, most problems in our country's are pretty ...
4 comments
Debating Strategies
Nov 13, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by TheHerrDark
Enjoy another from JP
4 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 12, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by CuriousFury
I was in a group conversation today(real people) and a women says that her "native american" father... blahh blahh blahh and a woman chimes in "they call themselves"indigenous peoples". I go "she is talking about her father, she gets to choose how ...
4 comments
Debating Strategies
Apr 19, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by ephiroll
LINKBest of Neil deGrasse Tyson Amazing Arguments And Clever Comebacks Part 1 - YouTube
4 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 8, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by VonO
Gotta love this feminist logic...
4 comments
Debating Strategies
Jun 10, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by Mindmuser
The major conflict that I see in social debates is that of trade-offs vs. utopia. Some people recognize the reality of trade-offs and try to find ways to balance them. These analyses have names like costs/benefits, risks/rewards, etc. The core idea...
4 comments
Debating Strategies
Feb 21, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by SpikeTalon
Your thoughts on this one? What utopia? Democratic socialism is communism... There is also a video, just to give a heads up, as I don't share video links often.
4 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 16, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by PalmThis
You asked which post was denied. It was listed under debate...
4 comments
Debating Strategies
Apr 6, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Carolee
The Great Carbon Hustle - As of April 4, 2019, the population of China is 1,418,845,950 billion people as compared to Canada that has a population of 37,200,120 million. China has one of the worst air qualities of any ...
4 comments
Debating Strategies
Apr 18, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Gerri4321
This is a link to the real-time meter on crime, population and more. I like to use this when debating.
4 comments
Debating Strategies
Dec 4, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by Bartholomew
I am happy to be here on Slug but the guidelines seem the same as those used by You Tube, Twitter, Facebook and others. Particularly item 5. If a complaint is received who then makes a determination regarding right or wrong? This is precisely the...
4 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 13, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by CharlesD
For a long time now I've noticed that the entertainment industry writes typical scripts that emasculate white men, attack Christianity without attacking Islam, and dislike Alpha Male role models.
4 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 26, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by DerekRants
The Canadian Government wants a ban on all "Assault Rifles" and hand guns. This is a bad idea considering that legal firearms actually prevent more crime than what is committed with them. ?
3 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 27, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by DianeBederman
When FB threatens an author by taking down her page, and that author is a senior citizen in rural Ontario, something is very wrong. I am sharing a video produced by the publisher of the only Conservative publishing house in CANADA. Writers like ...
3 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 13, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by SpearCypher
POLLAre leftist sjw /political leaders turning to antisemitism to test the loyalty of their followers or to make a move to silence the "legitimate dissent" of jewish people because they are mostly free thinkers that have the ultimate "victim status" that...
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Debating Strategies
Jul 5, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Silvestro
Hey... I'd like to see Daisy getting into politics!...
3 comments
Debating Strategies
Apr 9, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by SpearCypher
Who wants to run digital insurgencey against facebook and get them to start banning absolutely everyone justice
3 comments
Debating Strategies
May 2, 2022May 2022

Posted by Wordmage
"The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false face for the urge to rule it." — HL Mencken
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Debating Strategies
Mar 20, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by MaskedRiderChris
Dave Morrison making another cogent statement about current affairs as only he can. Dr. Drew came out and said what I've been saying all along, as well! We need more rational voices like Dave's I think.
3 comments
Debating Strategies
Jan 21, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Jamesdow
An umbrella!
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Debating Strategies
Mar 24, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by PalmThis
DID YOU KNOW? A 232 Year History of our fight against Islam & why it is no longer taught in our public schools... When Thomas Jefferson saw there was no negotiating with Muslims, he formed what is now the Marines (sea going soldiers). These Marines ...
3 comments
Debating Strategies
Jul 11, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by guru
The Military is Going WOKE, Are We DOOMED?
3 comments
Debating Strategies
Dec 12, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by Saigon2o
Women teams should boycott the Olympics trials and any participation in World championships until a new category is created for transgender athletes. /
3 comments
Debating Strategies
Mar 5, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Chris_P_Bacon
LINKThe conviction of Count Dankula sets a dangerous precedent for freedom of speech | The Independent
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Debating Strategies
Apr 1, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by tammycampy10
I’d like to know if anyone has unveiled information on the democratic desegregation taking place on the west coast? Dems are leaving for various reasons (cost of living, taxes, crime, poo and needles ?) AND taking their blue insanity with them to ...
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