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The Debater's Trap
We enter conversations seeking connection but default to debate seeking victory. This is a trap. The moment you try to win the point, you lose the person.
You feel the heat rise. The words get sharper. You have the perfect counter-argument. The final piece of logic that will prove you are right. This is the moment. The moment a conversation dies and a debate is born. It feels like a battlefield. It feels like a chance for victory. But it is a trap. Wh…