debate?

[asterroc]

Anyone here been on debate team ever? What is permissable? I'm specifically trying to figure out if name-calling and cursing are considered "debate". This comes from some trashtalking people on parrot_lovers were doing of me in the name of debate. To me it's a flame war, not a debate. Debate includes civil rational discussion with the presentation of facts and arguments, and the criticism of said facts/arguments, without ad hominem attacks. Flame wars consist primarily of personal attacks.

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[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Hee, yeah, I think I'd seen it before and not commented too.

I agree they have great info, I'm disappointed that I have to submit myself to insults in order to get that info. For now I'm sticking around for the pretty pictures and not asking for any info.