tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19676820.post8360300002236336850..comments2009-11-19T19:10:29.147-05:00Comments on iNathanael: Post on Ethos Debate's BlogNathanaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01246280035651671938noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19676820.post-2379120340735666332009-11-19T19:10:29.313-05:002009-11-19T19:10:29.313-05:00Jay,
Your word 'antagonizers' gets at the bad sid...Jay,<br /><br />Your word 'antagonizers' gets at the bad side of debating. Even the best of us got caught in that.<br /><br />Do you think staying in debate, adopting a new attitude, and challenging others to join you could've worked? That's what I want for the readers of this series currently competing.<br /><br />Thanks for reading,<br /><br />NathanaelNathanaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01246280035651671938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19676820.post-46473230531438723102009-11-17T13:42:07.831-05:002009-11-17T13:42:07.831-05:00As a former debater in college, I agree with your ...As a former debater in college, I agree with your thoughts here. After my sophmore year, I came to the realisation that the best debaters were simply antagonizers. They were the same types of people who would make great pundits on cable news. I focused full time on the forensics (speech) team after that and found that I made more friends, and generally was much happier with the results.Jay Urbanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227148306681165769noreply@blogger.com