Irrefutable Maxim of Discourse

[lewisq]

Perhaps the most fatal tactical error one may commit in any form of debate or disputation is to assume that one's opponent is as narrowminded, poorly-informed, maliciously intentioned, tendentiously inclined or just plain stupid as oneself.

Comments

[stupiddeath]

nah, i'd say it was to assume a wrongheaded standpoint

[madmouth]

you sling that Latin. polysyllabicism wins every argument.