While moving out of an apartment my humongous couch would not fit into the elevator. With the promise of 6 flights of tight stairwell looming, I posited the following: "We're on the 5th floor and have the service elevator to ourselves. Let's put it on the 4th, put the couch on top of it, take the elevator to the basement, and carry the couch out the front of the building on the first floor." [more inside]
posted by cloax on Dec 17, 2009 - 34 answers

Argumentative types: how do you avoid becoming this guy? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 1, 2009 - 32 answers

Name that website: annotated multi-user arguments reaching consensus? [more inside]
posted by ajp on Jan 15, 2009 - 4 answers

Linguists and debaters! Does this type of argument have a name? [more inside]
posted by moxiedoll on Jan 3, 2009 - 27 answers

QuotationFilter: Who said it's more fun to construe people so that you can agree with them, than to argue with them? (I believe this was couched as a private mental game useful for dealing with boors.)
posted by rwhe on Oct 15, 2008 - 7 answers

I seem to be really good at debating. How can I use this "talent"? [more inside]
posted by dcrocha on Aug 22, 2008 - 24 answers

Help me find debates with a clear winner. [more inside]
posted by StrikeTheViol on Nov 17, 2007 - 25 answers

What podcasts, radio shows, or TV shows feature an outstanding debater? [more inside]
posted by lunchbox on Feb 9, 2007 - 11 answers

I love arguing with people -- orally walking them through their premises, disputing their conclusions, bringing up cool new analogies and information, and learning and teaching in the process. I want to do this all day long and get paid for it. Career recommendations? [more inside]
posted by shivohum on Sep 20, 2006 - 29 answers

PoliticsFilter: Help me (a moderate liberal) find ways to be comfortable in a social circle dominated by apathy and ultraconservativism. [more inside]
posted by Alterscape on Jun 10, 2006 - 29 answers