Do you find that those who argue through intimidation have the least intellectual arsenal from which to draw?

Well yeah…doh!
What they project is how their minds are, only the ugliness can be seen & heard, they “hear” it all the time.

Very much so, if they can shout you down,name call ,and intimidate then according to their logic they win.

@ucme -Doh?

@lucillelucillelucille Hey, quit intimidating me! I’m delicate…

@ucme I know that you are not

Not necessarily. The use of intimidation speaks more to either frustrated passion and/or personality than intelligence, intellect, and education.

If they don’t have the brains to offer up a good, sound argument, and they refuse to realize they’re wrong, then what else do they have?

I will point out that there are many forms of intimidation, not the least of which being intellectual arsenal of preparedness and comprehension.

@Patty_Melt -I agree, there are.
Name calling doesn’t involve much prep-work though. ;)

I haven’t noticed that. Two of the most highly educated people I know will also sink their teeth into anyone who disagrees with them. Being an intellectual is not at all the same as being wise.

I understand people can be intimidated by an “intellectual arsenal of preparedness and comprehension,” but that would be due to insecurities on the person who feels intimidated, which is not necessarily the intention of the person who is prepared and who can comprehend.

@longgone -Would you say that they might be lacking in emotional intelligence ?

Oh I would disagree wholeheartedly, Dutch.
Many intellectuals have made “first strike” attacks.

I said it isn’t necessarily their intention @Patty_Melt. But it could be. I understand that.

@lucillelucillelucille Ding Ding, a winner (imo.) Emotional intelligence, yassss!

It’s frankly dispiriting to see how many supposed adults here try to use intimidation, bullying and name-calling on a regular basis. When it gets to ALL CAPS and exclamation and incoherent rambling sentences, it really makes you wonder about their day to day life and mental health.

@KNOWITALL – There is that.

In my experience, yes, when someone resorts to ad hominem it’s because they’ve lost the argument and are hoping to distract from the fact that they’ve lost. Now, I’m not above name-calling but I really only do it in response to being attacked/slandered.

@Demosthenes -I understand your reasoning.

Yes

But that goes two ways

Since nobody discusses logical fallacies in public schools, lots of people don’t recognize it and thus can’t call out the fallacy.
If people were trained to recognize it, a whole generation of politicians (and Jellies) would be out of business.

Of course they discuss the different argument strategies in school! It’s a social studies lesson. And why does everything have to be taught by the schools? Where are the parents of these people who don’t recognize logical fallacies?

Relevent Civics discussions in public schools.

@lucillelucillelucille Possibly, yes. I’m actually learning a lot about that at the moment. Very interesting.