Hypocrisy Is Not Debatable
If you feel the need to express your opinion, you should be ready to defend it.
If you do not wish to defend your opinion, do not debate to begin with.
If you know that the person you are speaking to is likely to debate with you because of your opinion, do the intelligent thing and don't express your opinion to that person.
In my eyes, this is all common knowledge. A person should not begin a debate that they have no intention of seeing through to the end. Furthermore, one should not complain about the debate of another while debating, themselves. An argument can be maintained only when two individuals of contrasting beliefs continue to oppose one another. If one tires of an argument, one should stop arguing, instead of attempting to get in the last word.
Hypocrisy is defined as professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess. In other words, if you debate your opinion, and then complain because the person you're speaking to debates in return, you are a hypocrite. If you accuse someone of being argumentative, but refuse to drop the argument yourself, you are a hypocrite.
If you are unwilling, or unable, to defend your opinion, then you should not express your opinion. Debates begin with the outward expression of ones own conviction. If you keep your opinion to yourself, a debate cannot begin. This is not an ideal. This is a fact.
If you do not wish to defend your opinion, do not debate to begin with.
If you know that the person you are speaking to is likely to debate with you because of your opinion, do the intelligent thing and don't express your opinion to that person.
In my eyes, this is all common knowledge. A person should not begin a debate that they have no intention of seeing through to the end. Furthermore, one should not complain about the debate of another while debating, themselves. An argument can be maintained only when two individuals of contrasting beliefs continue to oppose one another. If one tires of an argument, one should stop arguing, instead of attempting to get in the last word.
Hypocrisy is defined as professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess. In other words, if you debate your opinion, and then complain because the person you're speaking to debates in return, you are a hypocrite. If you accuse someone of being argumentative, but refuse to drop the argument yourself, you are a hypocrite.
If you are unwilling, or unable, to defend your opinion, then you should not express your opinion. Debates begin with the outward expression of ones own conviction. If you keep your opinion to yourself, a debate cannot begin. This is not an ideal. This is a fact.