Yeah, it's been my experience that people who think such discussions go "round and round" are just the ones making circular arguments. Wordplay FTW!
But in all seriousness: such discussions can make plenty of progress if people simply present evidence, make their arguments, and--this is the big one--respond to counterarguments and questions. But if they ignore them and just keep insisting something, or are willing to extrapolate from tiny things into huge assumptions? Well, sure, then the discussion definitely goes "round and round." But that's a choice, not an inevitability.
But in all seriousness: such discussions can make plenty of progress if people simply present evidence, make their arguments, and--this is the big one--respond to counterarguments and questions. But if they ignore them and just keep insisting something, or are willing to extrapolate from tiny things into huge assumptions? Well, sure, then the discussion definitely goes "round and round." But that's a choice, not an inevitability.
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It reminds me of a toilet paper on the trees
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It reminds me of a toilet paper on the trees
- Paula