[political-research] Keeping Score in Net Debates

[Sean McBride]

Keeping Score in Net Debates   1. How to Win Points   brilliant analysis careful documentation civility common sense elegant prose focus, clarity and brevity fresh research generosity high-quality facts high-quality sources highly strategic issues humor original insights quickness to acknowledge errors reality checking reasonable arguments scholarly depth   2. How to Lose Points   agitprop bigotry bullying cliches confused prose empty verbosity evasions and diversions false accusations fanaticism flames and rants gloating built by association harassment hysteria jumbled thinking lack of documentation lack of high-quality facts lack of reasonable arguments obscene tirades personal attacks poor-quality sources stale epithets stalking straw man arguments threats verbal abuse Search the archives for political-research at http://www.terazen.com/ Subscribe to the RSS feed for political-research at http://rss.groups.yahoo.com/group/political-research/rss SPONSORED LINKS Business intelligence Competitive intelligence Market intelligence Emotional intelligence Military intelligence Critical thinking YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "political-research" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.