How to argue in the network, without turning into a troll, or "Honey, on the Internet someone is not right"
Tips / / December 19, 2019
Let's start with a brief reference.
Trolling - posting deliberately provocative messages in order to open the flood wave, Flame, offtopic, receiving negative user feedback. Often the result is trolling Lulz.
Troll - the author of the provocative messages (previously the so-called and the message itself).
Aggravation troll activity occurs during political elections, a high-profile sporting events, the issue of new production of IT-companies, and especially talented trolls can bring even the most innocent statement or event to absurdity. Trolls, and no one likes to their opinion, of course, never listen. Trollizm highly contagious and becoming a troll happens quickly and quietly. Therefore, if you do not want to lose control, you need to adhere to certain rules.
Do not use metaphors
If you find that typing something like "It's kind of like if ...", stop and delete the comment, so as not to be tempted. Your silence in response will be more decisive than the argument in which you compare the situation with some other.
Metaphors - a cyanide for arguments.
Why it is better not to use metaphors? Metaphors work well only if the majority of the audience is on your side. When the party dispute on your side, mentally he finds common ground in bringing the metaphor, which just goes to reinforce your point of view. If the majority is against you, on the contrary, they try to find as many distinct moments between the subject of the dispute and given you a metaphor. And the longer it will take place, the farther you move away from the original cause of the dispute, already moving to a completely different way. Thus one branch beginning to discussion processes and get back to the original argument is almost impossible.
In addition, a metaphor hurt much easier and party to the dispute may perceive it as a personal insult. And we all know what happens when the dispute begin to get personal.
Do not use links
It's one thing when you add links to posts that motivate you in a friendly conversation. And that not all of them will be read. It's quite another when you're with someone arguing. The man on the other end of the cable absolutely do not care what inspires you, because he had read enough and he has his own views on the subject of the dispute. He will not take the time to read the information on your links. Therefore, you should not waste your to add links
use quotes
The decision to use a quote someone from Great to reinforce his opinion - a good idea. But even here there are a few rules: First, do not use long utterances, because they simply will not be read; Second, try to use the quotes are not very controversial personalities, otherwise the debate has switched to the discussion the authors of quotations.
To deal with minor offenses with dignity
When it comes to minor offenses with the transition to the individual, this means that your interlocutor ends arguments and he gets angry helplessness. That is, you almost won the dispute. And now you have two options: to give the enemy or upset and respond to an insult. There are two versions of the responses to insults and both of them do not lead to anything good.
Option №1. Respond in kind. Small insult quite easy to control, so sometimes the source specially lowered to these barbs in order to cause a similar response. Only here you are, in contrast to an opponent, not so well own them and in control. This means that you will lead, to insult the start in response... and lose.
Do not argue with a fool - people might not notice the difference between you.
Variant №2. A detailed description of the reasons that you have answered that way. It does not inspire confidence, because it is usually true answer does not require additional and lengthy explanations. You think so, because this is so, and there is nothing more to discuss. Dot.
Therefore, if you call an idiot, or not at all easier to leave the conversation, or short answer is that you're not an idiot. In this response, just nothing to cling.
Do not ask questions
You should never ask questions to someone in dispute. Question - it's like an invitation to the podium to talk publicly about why and how many times you are wrong. They allow your opponent to respond as he sees fit. You seem to give the steering wheel in his hands. It's like a metaphor - depending which way you look. Do not ask questions, it is better use approval.
Do not answer questions
Any question, which is set during the time of the dispute, is a trap. It turns out that your opponent has positioned himself as a teacher (a wise and just), but you in this case, the student is given the role of (dependent and inexperienced). And very often he is using you just to support their point of view.
If you caught a gram-troll, he can always cling to the missing comma or a typo.
If the dispute you ask a leading question, which implies a positive answer, do not react to provocation. Just tell me what you're willing to listen to the views of the opposite side, and for this it is not necessary to issue it as a question.
Do not use irritating popular words and phrases
Do not call people "sheep" or "herd". Firstly, it sounds offensive, and obviously will not add you points. And, secondly, it seems that you are like a parrot repeating what they heard on the radio or on TV. Also, do not use words that imply or crony condescending attitude - you do not know these people personally. And any such word or phrase can cause a storm of indignation.
Re-read your comments before posting
In the heat of an argument you can write a lot of nonsense. And everyone knows that Google did not forget the network can be pulled out almost all. Including snake long-buried skeletons. Also, when you write under the influence of strong emotions (anger, rage), comments obtained disconnected or too long. So before you press the «post», stop for a second, take a deep breath-out and reread what you have written. Is it possible to cut? Or it may be necessary to add some valid arguments, describing them briefly and concisely?
And check everything once again on grammar or punctuation errors, as well as the meaning of the words that you use etc. Because if you if you got a gram-troll, he can always cling to the missing comma or typo.
And on my own I would add «STAY CALM AND DO NOT FEED TROLLS» - nerves will be more whole;)
I could not resist! Maybe someone will be interested - Classification of internet trolls