> In reasoned discourse, foolish ideas should be exposed and dismantled. You might have a problem with ensuring the discourse is reasoned in the first place. F

> In reasoned discourse, foolish ideas should be exposed and dismantled. You might have a problem with ensuring the discourse is reasoned in the first place. For anything important enough, at least one side is likely to use every sleazy trick in the book, from logical fallacies to plain slander. What may have began as a search for truth (or facts) can quickly turn into a dirty rhetoric match. In such a situation, the outcome mostly depends on debating skills.