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thefugue t1_iugcctw wrote

Reply to comment by monstervet in Richard Branson declines invitation to debate death penalty with Shanmugam, says TV format 'turns serious debate into spectacle' by chronoistriggered

No, there are serious academic debates that are worthwhile but the point of them is to see which of two speakers is more compelling- not which position is correct.

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monstervet t1_iugin5p wrote

Compelling people can be wrong. Humans are weird and easily swayed by the merest charisma, it’s a bad way to communicate merit based information, that’s my biggest problem with debates, unless my side wins.

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