Talking Education With High School Debaters
Last semester, I had a most engaging conversation with the Broad Run High School Debate & Speech Team. Though a bunch of my books are on the big screen in the background, we focused on my The Case Against Education. After the talk ended, however, a group of female students approached me to ask about Don’t Be a Feminist. Even though they were some of the top debaters in the state of Virginia, they seemed to find my main arguments pretty reasonable!
Here’s the full video, in two parts:
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"Even though they were some of the top debaters in the state of Virginia, they seemed to find my main arguments pretty reasonable!"
Maybe this "Even though" should be changed to "Because". Seems to me top debaters are more likely to be swayed by rational argument on emotional subjects than people who are not top debaters.
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