FY writes:
Another handicap I have in debating with most folks on here is that everyone seems to have immersed themselves in the "progressive" "socialist" talking points. It doesn't matter whether you listen to MSNBC or watch PBS or read most books either on a college campus or in a bookstore like Barnes and Noble, they ALL share the same talking points on just about any issue that has been argued and discussed thoroughly. The folks at EVC have memorized all those liberal talking points and can pull out a link at a moments whim to butress any point they are making that is in contradiction to the conservatives points of view.
Some viewpoints are better supported by facts and arguments than others.
FY writes:
This is extremely frustrating for an inarticulate guy like me....
The only cure for inarticulacy is practise. Debating here will give you that.
FY writes:
....who knows instinctually what he believes but cannot put it succinctly into words.
Perhaps the issue here is that what you instinctively believe to be true is not supported by the facts or superior arguments?
Instinctively deciding that things are true is a notoriously unreliable method of determining what is true.
So I suggest you keep practising in debates and do some research on the issue you debate on.