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What Does It Mean to "Win" An Argument? Mehdi Hasan in Conversation with John Donvan

Open to Debate

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How to Have a Good Debate

I once hosted a debate with Charles Krauthammer and Robert Reich, one from the left and one from the right. And what they wanted to deliver to their audience was a very, very thoughtful, meaningful debate on core principles that separated the left and the right. I think you can do both. You can have really, really interesting, substantive, good faith discussions between two people who disagree,. Or you can have gladiatorial combat, rhetorical combat betweentwo people who don't like each other.

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