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1 Mistake That Will Destroy Your Likeability In A Debate

Tom Kuegler
5 min readMay 20, 2020
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Tact.

It’s the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.

Winston Churchill said that.

Despite having many wise words about tact, Winston didn’t always have it himself. And just like Winston, I don’t always have tact, either.

Have you ever had a political debate with family that got super heated? Then when it’s over everybody pulls away and doesn’t talk to each other the rest of the night?

This sucks, right?

What if you could actually have political discussions without being at each other’s throats right after?

I have a solution that will actually make most people like you/respect you by the time you’re done any argument or debate.

Here’s The Solution..

The other day, I got into a light argument with some SJW’s. I hate that term — social justice warriors — because of the negative stereotype it conjures in many people’s mind. I am an ally to most of these causes, however one trend I’ve noticed among some of them is a glaring lack of tact.

The ability to have a constructive debate where everything doesn’t devolve into name-calling and venom.

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Tom Kuegler
Tom Kuegler

Written by Tom Kuegler

Travel blogger. 30 years old. Currently in Mexico. Subscribe to my Substack: https://mindofawriter.substack.com/

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