The next step beyond refutation is synthesis; often intractable arguments are sustained because both sides have a good point that should be acknowledged but is

The next step beyond refutation is synthesis; often intractable arguments are sustained because both sides have a good point that should be acknowledged but is all mixed up with not so valid assumptions. I also think that "neutrality" or "objectivity" is an impossibility, especially in arguments about social problems. We would all benefit by admitting that we have interests at stake, and that EVERY argument usually has outcomes in terms of who gets what, no matter how "objectively" the arguers try to frame it.