OK. So what point are you making? That when stakes matter, no argumentative style is effective? Yes, “all” was hyperbolic, but I’m actually trying to get at what exactly you are trying to see. You seem to have a strong disagreement with this article, and I’d love to get to the heart of it.
Right, so to try to get to the end of this exhausting thread, your contention is that the confrontational arguers would do better in revolutionary Russia (say) than non confrontational arguers? So, if so, where is your evidence that this is the case? To be clear, I do not have evidence to the contrary, and would be happy to know where your confident claims are originating from.
OK. So what point are you making? That when stakes matter, no argumentative style is effective? Yes, “all” was hyperbolic, but I’m actually trying to get at what exactly you are trying to see. You seem to have a strong disagreement with this article, and I’d love to get to the heart of it.
The answer only what, three comments up? To quote myself, “a non-confrontational style is appropriate when nothing serious is at stake”.
Right, so to try to get to the end of this exhausting thread, your contention is that the confrontational arguers would do better in revolutionary Russia (say) than non confrontational arguers? So, if so, where is your evidence that this is the case? To be clear, I do not have evidence to the contrary, and would be happy to know where your confident claims are originating from.