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BlueVeins · 22-25
I tend to stick to Level 5 and 6, with occasional Level 7 arguments when I believe that my opponent is arguing in good faith, or at least is arguing under the veneer of good faith. I'll sometimes use Level 4 arguments in response to absurd posts or posts that contain no supporting evidence. Some points just don't really deserve serious argument imo. I basically never use Level 3s, and when I do, it's basically always in the case of kink-shaming or something similar. Level 2 doesn't really exist for me.
Level 1s are reserved on a no-first-use basis; it's understood that once these are pulled, the two-way discourse is over and it's now a competition to humiliate the other to onlookers. So my job is to damage the other person's character as much as possible while minimizing damage to my own. And there's no holding back with these. It's OK for them to be a little cerebral or a little basic as the situation demands.
Level 1s are reserved on a no-first-use basis; it's understood that once these are pulled, the two-way discourse is over and it's now a competition to humiliate the other to onlookers. So my job is to damage the other person's character as much as possible while minimizing damage to my own. And there's no holding back with these. It's OK for them to be a little cerebral or a little basic as the situation demands.