The Disconnect Between Debate and Reality

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There can be a disconnect between what the speaker thinks should matter to the audience and what actually matters to the audience
When debating, the goal is persuasion to change the mind of those who do not agree
Debating is not a conversation, rather it is a contest judged by a third party
The winner is the person who does the best job of understanding the perspective of the third party

What do you do after you've been humiliated at the Munk Debates? You call in the A-Team.

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