Ganar debates con 10 trucos de Schopenhauer - El arte de tener la razón

About this video

• Video Title: Ganar debates con 10 trucos de Schopenhauer - El arte de tener la razón
• Channel: El Picalibro
• Speakers: Not specified
• Duration: 27:34

Overview

This video explains 10 strategies from Arthur Schopenhauer's "The Art of Winning an Argument" (Dialectic Eristic) to win debates. It clarifies the relationship between logic and rhetoric, emphasizing their complementary roles in persuasion. The video then details each of Schopenhauer's tactics, providing examples to illustrate how they can be used to attack an opponent's arguments or defend one's own.

Key takeaways

• Logic and Rhetoric Complement Each Other: While logic provides the substance of an argument, rhetoric is the skillful delivery that persuades an audience. Both are necessary for effective debate.
• Schopenhauer's Dialectic Eristic: This approach focuses on winning arguments through various strategies, even if it means disregarding absolute truth or morality. It's described as an "intellectual fencing" where offense and defense are crucial.
• Strategy 1: Labeling and Association: Invalidating an argument by associating it with a disreputable category (e.g., calling an idea "manierismo" or "atheism") implies the idea is inherently flawed and already refuted.
• Strategy 2: Exploit Irritation: If an opponent becomes visibly annoyed by an argument, it signifies a weak point. Pressing this advantage can lead to greater success in the debate. Maintaining calmness is key for the debater.
• Strategy 3: The Socratic Method (Misapplied): Asking a series of questions to lead the opponent to an unintended conclusion or to trap them in a contradiction. This involves anticipating several moves ahead.
• Strategy 4: Redefining Terms: Using synonyms or ambiguous language to obscure the original meaning of a term and make it harder to argue against.
• Strategy 5: Argument Reversal (Retorsio Argumenti): Turning the opponent's argument back on them, using their own logic or premise to support your opposing view.
• Strategy 6: Ad Hominem Argumentation: Attacking the opponent's character, past statements, or affiliations rather than their argument, to discredit them.
• Strategy 7: Shifting the Topic (Mutatio Controversiae): If an opponent is about to win an argument, derail the discussion by introducing a new, unrelated topic to avoid conceding defeat.
• Strategy 8: Generalization and Specificity: Either generalizing an opponent's specific point to make it seem absurd or, conversely, refuting a generalization with specific counter-examples or data.
• Strategy 9: Appealing to Will/Interest: Influencing the opponent or audience by appealing to their desires or self-interest rather than using logical reasoning. This is effective when the consequences of their argument are shown to be detrimental to them.