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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

It's important to not let the other side frame the debate. You shouldn't debate to convince them. That's practically impossible. How many times have you seen a zealot (religious or otherwise) change their mind due to argument? For me, I would say "absolutely never".

Instead, you should argue for third parties watching the debate. Don't let them set the ground rules as "Is a fetus a human life? Yes or no?" Let them argue "the right to life of a fetus" vs. "the right to control your own body". That's what the debate is really about, after all. Let people make an informed decision based upon the merits of the two positions.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I never enter into debate regarding opinion topics with anyone, as a rule, because it is indeed fruitless, every time. ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ‘

But yes, I agree with what you said here as well.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago

I'm not in disagreement, but in my mind anyone you would call a zealot on any given issue is definitively someone whose mind can't be changed.