Argue By Agreeing
That may sounds like Zen weirdness but for me, it’s actually an unbeatable way to win a debate. You see, the moment you agree with someone, you take away their resolve to fight. Argumentative folks thrive on resistance. Take away resistance and you take away the fight. Easily.
So how do you agree in order to win? Simply find some small aspect in their angry statement and agree with it. It’s like Judo- you take the wind out of their sails! So, let’s see an example.
They: “You’re late again, you don’t love me”
You: “I agree, being late upset you. Now it doesn’t mean I don’t love you… it means that I exerted a lot of effort picking up flowers on the way to please you.”
See… how does that sound? Now go out there and fight your battles the right way.
