Knowing of that inclination, there's three complementary principles that I try to follow: 1. Leaving room for your debate partner to save face is about as impo

Knowing of that inclination, there's three complementary principles that I try to follow: 1. Leaving room for your debate partner to save face is about as important as crafting a convincing argument. 2. Become comfortable with the condition of your debate partner never explicitly conceding the argument. 3. Explicitly conceding points that you agree with helps the other person save face to do the same back.