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pandr32

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18. I learned how to debate for positions I did not agree with.

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 02:04 PM

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This was in school, but it is basically the same thing. You learn to find positives and make your argument around them and then cross your fingers. This is a rather ridiculous version of that.

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