If you are referring to comments on online articles, then definitely not. A lot of people not only avoid your comments but they have a complete disregard for facts. it is hard to have a well thought out friendly discussion when the other person is questioning the moon landing.
Does knowing Chess help you in arguments?
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I suppose I do block and counter but I'm not sure chess helps, I can't seem to win an arguement with the wife, even when I'm right and she doesn't play chess, she just crushes me into submission with her stubborness. 😧😧😧😧
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Jan 25, 2019
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little_guinea_pig wrote:
Chess has nothing to do with arguments. In chess, the winner is the one who can make the best response to their opponent's moves. In an argument, the winner is usually the one who is the most stubborn
I like to add a bigger voice and deeper vocabulary helps. Speaking in foreign language wins 
Heather_Stephens wrote:
That's probably cos your wife was right.
Yeah possibly, it has been known. Tried using a foreign language as well, nope! Stubborness wins.😭😭
Jan 28, 2019
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Heather_Stephens hat geschrieben:
Does anyone ever think, hmm they're attacking me with this accusation, so I'll block them with X or ignore what they've said and counterattack with Y.
Rather not, at least not that directly, However, it might help you with logical thinking. (That may, but must not help you in an argument, where other "qualities" are required, too ...)
Jan 30, 2019
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Here's an example of what I mean.
Today I played a Blitz game against a stronger player. He made an aggressive move and I immediately played a defensive one. After I lost the computer pointed out that instead of defending I could have made a simple counter-attacking move and got the better position, but I had never even thought about that. And in arguments I often do the same thing, that is, I try to defend myself from verbal attacks, so I'm letting the other guy set the agenda.
This makes it all sound much heavier and stressful than it actually is 
I just wondered if chess games and arguments are very similar, and techniques you use in one of them can be used in the other.
Control the center and you'll be fine. Whatever she says, whatever he says, whatever. That's center control for you.
Develop, attack, and control the center.
Example:
d4... they never landed on the moon...
Develop - you might be right, you know. You ever noticed how that Mars footage looks just like earth on Photoshop.
Control center- but what if they actually did land, and now they're secretly spreading rumors that it was false so that when they migrate to a new planet they leave us behind thinking it was all a joke. Think about it.
😊 argument won.
No.
Jan 30, 2019
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AlFiziro must be very clever because I never understand what he is talking about. I just nod my head intelligently.
Does anyone ever think, hmm they're attacking me with this accusation, so I'll block them with X or ignore what they've said and counterattack with Y.
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