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  • [All Right, Listen Up] How to win ANY argument using science

    02/11/2016 1:11:14 PM PST · by Cincinatus' Wife · 30 replies
    The Daily Mail ^ | February 11, 2016 | Victoria Woollaston
    [SNIP]THE BEST WAYS TO WIN AN ARGUMENT EVERY TIMETiming:Typically, the first person to reply to the thread has a greater chance of swinging the original person's (OP) view than someone who joins the debate later on.Alternative terminology:Use words that are different to those used in the post.For example,if discussing climate change,describing it as global warming in a reply makes more of an impact than using the same terminology as the OP.Use calm language:The study suggests using 'calm' language to make a point is more effective than swearing or using aggressive terms.In the paper,examples of 'calm' words include those that are...