Arguing is an Art

Normally I tend away from political arguments on the Internet because they are never really a good idea to get into. I was compelled to enter one recently though because one person was putting forth just such horrible arguments. Well, it quickly devolved into that person making personal attacks and manufacturing quotes while I continued to criticize his arguments. That criticism though, was never responded to beyond the attacks and false-quotes, which is a real shame because of how much it demonstrates that this one person does not understand that arguing is an art form.

I learned some time ago that arguments are not something you try to win. Instead they are learning experiences, and such learning experiences do not require profanity. Because of this definition of what an argument is, I utterly despise the saying, 'let's agree to disagree'. Such a phrase is used to end an argument; to end a learning experience. That is horrible. The two best ways for an argument to end is with parties forming agreeing opinions or with the opposing opinions intact, but better informed about the other.

Unfortunately it appears that people on the Internet are more obsessed with winning an argument or getting that disgusting sense of satisfaction from insulting their opponents. As the person being insulted though, I found it quite humorous because I, to a degree, agree with that person. His/her arguments were crap and I called him/her on it. He/she was just too dedicated to making this opponent (me) into his/her opposite in order to achieve that disgusting satisfaction than to actually improve and further his/her arguments. Truly sad, this state of modern argument.