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4 Cunning tricks to win a public debte

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I watched a public debate on Youtube yesterday. The debate was between Muhammad Hijab and Jay Smith. What I understood from the debate was that victory of a debater does not depend on his strong knowledge and powerful side only. There are some tricks, by following those, a weaker debater can defeat a stronger opponent. I will explain those cunning tricks in the context of the debate by Hijab and Jay, and some other religious debates I watched.


The tricks

1. You decide the topic:

Just like Jay did, you must throw a topic or a question to your opponent that you can attack most. You may plan the topic before the debate. In the debate between Muhammad Hijab and Jay Smith, Jay threw the topic: the emergence of Islam.

2. Keep attacking vigorously with little or no defense:

You know you are on the weak side, but you keep avoiding your weakness and continue attacking the opponent's side/argument.

3. Finish last:

The last speaker gets the chance to refute all the arguments made by his opponents and finally implant his own argument inside the listeners' minds. The listeners are most likely to ponder over the last argument made by the last speaker. If the listeners take your argument inside their hearts, it means you are the winner.

4. Give an emotional push:

When you have no logic to refute the argument made by the opponent, give a hard emotional push to the listeners and try to conceal the opponent's logic. Cunning people often do this to save themselves from defeat and shame.


Conclusion

I am trying to convince people to follow these tricks, but a debater must have an idea about the opponent's artifices. In a religious debate, our main goal should not be to win by tricking others. Rather, the goal is to spread the truth so that it can be beneficial to both the debaters and the listeners.


Watch some debates to justify the tricks mentioned above

Muhammad Hijab and Jay Smith:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl26C63EkaQ

Shabir Ally vs Jay Smith:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWHV9VnOJtc

You can find more on Youtube.


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