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Originally posted by confuted
If you'd done cross-x debating, you'd understand that you say what you need to say to win (providing you can back it up with facts, even if it contradicts standard opinions). It doesn't mean that you actually believe that - it just means you can make the argument and make it logical and based on facts. Seperate yourself from ethical concerns when necessary in debate. I can, and have, defended genocide in debate. That was pushing it a bit, but you just have to understand that the person reflected in a debate is not (necessarily) the real person.
Hey, lawyers do it all the time....