Pyramid of debate is ridiculous

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[–][deleted] 12 insightful - 2 fun12 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

I've been following it, it leads to a much better experience with others imho. That's not to say I don't joke and fuck around with other users - it's not like the Pyramid of Debate says you can't joke and have fun lol.

But in discourse/serious conversation, it does make sense. If you run into someone who isn't willing to give you the same respect you're giving them, the conversation isn't even worth having, again imho. I just don't respond, or respond with a joke if I see people aren't willing to follow the PoD. And if they are, I actually continue our dialogue and I may teach them something new, or they may teach me something new, since we're both being respectful and are open to what the other is saying. The PoD only calls for basic respect when you're exchanging ideas, nothing more.

[–]FormosaOolong 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I actually continue our dialogue and I may teach them something new, or they may teach me something new, since we're both being respectful and are open to what the other is saying. The PoD only calls for basic respect when you're exchanging ideas, nothing more.

This has been my experience here, and it's why I stick around. I've come to understand and respect positions I didn't before, and that's amazing.

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it's why I stick around

Same, I only came here because of IP2. I stuck to IP2 only for a few months, but when I ventured out to explore the rest of SaidIt, I saw the PoD, how people were interacting with each other and began to participate myself. I used to go to Reddit for IP2, Voat for news/conversation (which seriously took a wrong turn as a website), and SaidIt became the best of all worlds. Proper debate if you want it, funny videos, and news too.

I've come to understand and respect positions I didn't before

I agree with your comment completely. I've been shown a lot here that I didn't know before, and if I had an honest question it wasn't met with ridicule or being called an "uneducated nigger", but an actual explanation.

[–]u432 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

pyramid level of parent comment (OP): name-calling

pyramid level of reply comment: counter-argument

assessment: reply comment drags the quality of discourse in an upward direction on the pyramid of debate by 4 pyramid levels.