Peope Who Can't Argue

Now I’m not one to argue. I’m more the bottle it up and then diss you on the internet type, unlike Destiny’s Child, who are ‘better than that’ and consequently better than me. Still, there are people who like to argue. Not all of them are able.

A poor arguer will often use ‘er’ to demonstrate that something is obvious, as in: ‘Er, I don’t think so’. This ‘er’ is used aggressively. Normally ‘er’ falls into the background. Here ‘er’ is the focus of what is said.

They will always disagree without a reason, like you did when you were seven: “Er, no it isn’t’, is seen as a worthy contribution to a debate. Or: ‘Actually, I think you’ll find it is’, if they’re arguing the opposite point of view.

Here is a sample argument between two people who can’t argue. You will notice it isn’t about anything, because these arguments never are:

A: Oh, you like them do you? I hate them. (‘A’ probably doesn’t hate them, but he likes to argue.)
B: Why?
A: Why not?
B: Give me one reason why you hate them.
A: You give me one reason why I shouldn’t hate them.
B: So you just hate things without knowing anything about them?
A: Yeah. What’s wrong with that?
B: Well, most people have to have a reason.
A: I don’t.
B: (Silence)
A: I win.

You will notice that A, the victor, announced his triumph. In stupid arguments you have to claim victory, because often the result is not apparent. At this point B can challenge A’s assertion of triumph by saying: ‘No, you didn’t’. If A feels that the challenge is unjustified, he can respond with: ‘Er, I did’ and the stakes are raised. Before long no-one knows what they are arguing about and nor is anyone going to give an inch.