Timeline for How to debate with someone who uses other people's arguments as their own?
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| Jan 3, 2021 at 16:39 | answer | added | Kate Gregory | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 31, 2020 at 20:54 | comment | added | user32075 | @puck Depending on the topic and the video, yes. Sometimes the videos are from reputable sources (such as scientists), sometimes I'm not sure since I'm not familiar with the topic. Sometimes when dealing with hobbies where I'm more familiar with the subject, I can tell if the maker of the video knows what they're doing, and usually they are indeed either professionals or hobbyists with a lot of practice and know-how. TL;DR; I mention the reputability if it's suspect (like when dealing with pure opinions), but the videos my brother tends to use are quite often from professionals of their fields | |
| Dec 31, 2020 at 15:08 | comment | added | puck | Did you do the basic step and explain that videos, especially uploaded by just some random one, often without any background or perhaps not researched but to manipulate people into something, are not the best way to take opinion out of and to convice people? | |
| Dec 31, 2020 at 13:17 | answer | added | Diane M | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 30, 2020 at 15:57 | comment | added | user32075 | @Ael I agree that there might be several reasons to it. As I said in my question "I've tried to ask him to try and sum up the answer to me himself but this seems to frustrate him." So yes, I've tried to prompt him to use his own words and ask why he uses the videos, but this usually shuts the conversation down. I'm not sure if he even knows himself or if he does, doesn't know how to explain it to me, making conversations odd on my end. | |
| Dec 30, 2020 at 14:31 | comment | added | Ael | IMO, there could be several reasons why your brother does that (he might struggle with speech, or he might not know the answer or lack self-esteem or any other reason). I believe we would need to understand the reasons behind your brother's action to answer you properly. Have you already tried talking about this with your brother? Asking him why he shows you those videos instead of responding himself? If you did ask, how did this discussion go? | |
| Dec 30, 2020 at 14:18 | history | edited | user32075 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 30, 2020 at 2:55 | history | asked | user32075 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |