Balance is overrated in debate. Researching and providing a wealth of multiple viewpoints is fantastic, but there is rarely a need to try and present all viewpo

Balance is overrated in debate. Researching and providing a wealth of multiple viewpoints is fantastic, but there is rarely a need to try and present all viewpoints as equally valid. The need for balance seems to be something that has crept out of news debates where they want to provide an illusion of objectivity and provide lots of entertainment value, and it rarely helps get towards an actual understanding of the subject at hand. If you think Florian has a point, then by all means post his articles and give an overview of what you think the salient points are, but balance for the sake of balance is almost content free.