The Real Way You Always Know Who Lost the Debate — Slate
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The Real Way You Always Know Who Lost the Debate — Slate
In a public debate, it is the one whose intelligence is closest to that of the audience who wins*.
*In other words: usually (in politics or academic psychology), the most stupid; in rare cases (say, in mathematics, physics, cooking/bartending schools), the most intelligent.
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