Describe what I call debatophilia

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The discussion centers around the concept of "debatophilia," defined as a love for argument and debate. Participants express curiosity about whether there is an official term for this phenomenon. The conversation touches on the quality of debates found in newspaper letters sections, with some participants noting the prevalence of misinformation and poor argumentation. There are humorous exchanges about the motivations behind debating, with some suggesting that the aim is often to appear intelligent rather than to seek truth. The conversation also includes light-hearted banter about personal identities and experiences related to debate, with references to being argumentative or not, and the dynamics of family roles in shaping debate skills. Overall, the thread explores the nature of debate and the varying motivations behind it, while also highlighting the challenges of engaging in meaningful discourse.
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describe what I call "debatophilia"

Is there an official term to describe what I call "debatophilia", or a love of argument and debate?

Just curious because whatever term there is would describe me well. I'm a lover of debate, and often read just the politics sections of newspapers... Although the people there are pretty bad at it. Too much false information.
 
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Char. Limit said:
Although the people there are pretty bad at it. Too much false information.
Do you have a statistical study reference proving this bold statement ?
 


Char. Limit said:
Is there an official term to describe what I call "debatophilia", or a love of argument and debate?

Where I'm from, it seems to be called "unemployed".
 
humanino said:
Do you have a statistical study reference proving this bold statement ?

The part of the newspaper I am referring to is the letters section. Sorry if I didn't make that clear. Which I didn't.

So sorry.

And I got a guy who said Democrats have been in office for 80 of the past 100 years... Turns out to be exactly 50. And half of the people must be wrong, because every letter is refuted.
 


It's called being Iranian.
 


Pengwuino said:
Where I'm from, it seems to be called "unemployed".

I am not unemployed. This must not apply to me then.
 


TheStatutoryApe said:
I am not unemployed. This must not apply to me then.

He's a bird brain, nothing he says applies to anything.
 


Cyrus said:
It's called being Iranian.

Nor am I Iranian. And I always thought I was more argumentative than the average person. It is nice to know I am normal.
 


Cyrus said:
He's a bird brain, nothing he says applies to anything.

But he's cold as ice.
And willing to sacrifice your love.
 
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TheStatutoryApe said:
But he's cold as ice.
And willing to sacrifice your love.
He ain't a'never caught a rabbit.
An' he ain't no friend a mine.
 
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Debateholic?

Pengwuino said:
Where I'm from, it seems to be called "unemployed".

:smile:

I'm an unempolyed Iranian and I'm not argumentative anymore!:biggrin:
 
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Weird, I'm not unemployed... I'm not Iranian... and I'm not argumentative... what would that make me?
 
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drizzle said:
Weird, I'm not unemployed... I'm not Iranian... and I'm not argumentative... what would that make me?

Drizzle.
 
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In most cases, the ultimate purpose of debates is to look smart.
 
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radou said:
In most cases, the ultimate purpose of debates is to look smart.
Buwahahaha. <snork>

Oh, you meant real debates, not online.
 
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radou said:
In most cases, the ultimate purpose of debates is to look smart.
To me it is to test my knowledge to see if it holds, I hate to be wrong even if just I would notice and debating is a really good way to find out if you are wrong or not. Or not really, since it seems like most sucks at arguing :/ I have noticed that I can easily win arguments even though I am wrong and I really hate it.
 
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Char. Limit said:
Is there an official term to describe what I call "debatophilia", or a love of argument and debate? Just curious because whatever term there is would describe me well.
No it wouldn't.

Char. Limit said:
I'm a lover of debate,
No you're not.

Char. Limit said:
, and often read just the politics sections of newspapers...
No you don't.

Oh sorry, this is http://www.mindspring.com/~mfpatton/sketch.htm" .
 
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Char. Limit said:
Is there an official term to describe what I call "debatophilia", or a love of argument and debate?
Yes, I call it "youngest in a big family".

You learn to defend yourself or you accept your role as a hat rack.
 
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Talk about epicly derailing a thread.
 

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