What To Make Debates {Episode 02}
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- Опубліковано 25 вер 2024
- The second episode in a series about 1957's '12 Angry Men'.
If conducted properly, a debate can be productive and rewarding. See how some of the jurors who set bad examples lose arguments, and observe how the jurors who set good examples are able to establish common ground with their opponents.
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Juror #4 is my favorite character in the movie. He's calm and analytical the whole time, and only concedes when every point has been successfully challenged. Perhaps he held out a bit long to provide the benefit of the doubt, but the way he maintains composure is really impressive.
He's perhaps the best example of a good "Devil's Advocate" (though he sincerely believes the boy is guilty).
Also the best actor along with #3 if you ask me.
My favorite character was number 9. A nice elderly man with an eye for detail. He could tell that the older witness might be twisting the truth and that the eye-witness wears glasses.
True that. But I noticed he could have won the arguement about remembering things under emotional stressed, since #8 was asking about what'd happened days ago, it's understandable that #4 couldn't remember it.
While the boy couldn't remember the movie he saw the night before.
@@YumiSumire Yes, but one of the conditions of the defendant was the great emotional distress of seeing his dead father. #4 wasn't under any stress like that, so I think they considered that a trade-off.
One thought: At the very end, you say that by keeping arguments civil, focused, etc. "... you will be much more likely to win your opponent over to your way of thinking."
Wouldn't it be more correct to say something along the lines of by keeping arguments civil, focused, etc. "the both of you will be much more likely to arrive at the truth"?
After all, the purpose of an argument is not to find _who_ is correct, but _what_ is correct.
Great video; I'm loving this series.
"the purpose of an argument is not to find who is correct, but what is correct."
Underappreciated quote/way of thinking right there.
*Standing ovation*
@Anon Agreed. In the context of a jury, their decision is not based around truth, but probability. What juror #8 was doing was not to prove that the boy was innocent, but arguing that the chance of the kid being innocent is greater than being guilty.
@Peter Yost - I think the purpose of a debate is to win/get your way by convincing the majority of your reasoning. You can win a debate and still be factually incorrect; it happens all the time. Every time someone is exonerated of a decades old crime by DNA evidence and set free, we're remind that somewhere in the defendants past good debate skills and rhetoric won out over the truth, much to the despair of said defendant.
Generally speaking, this is why I disagree with debate language around scientific theories. Rhetoric isn't the best way to get to the truth of whether or not CO2 traps and re-emits long wave radiation, or whether or not speciation occurs.
That being said I also applaud you for this: "Wouldn't it be more correct to say something along the lines of by keeping arguments civil, focused, etc."
@@mase002 the chance of him being innocent doesn't have to be greater, it just has to exist
So far, I haven't seen anyone point out what happens at 12:34
I honestly think that this is the climax of the movie. The two most calm and intelligent people engage in a conversation and when one finds the fault in his own reasoning, he yields. However, if you noticed, you'll see a line of sweat on No 4's forehead. I think that this moment went severely underappreciated especially because sweating is a "sign" of being nervous, yet at the beginning of the film, it was established that he "never sweats" ever. Perhaps this was supposed to symbolize the first time that such an intelligent and well-meaning man had been genuinely convicted of a point theyformerly challenged time and time again.
Yup, it's called.....great screenwriting. God, I love the classics. Subtle genius.
It seemed like a much weaker point than the movie intended it to be. I don't know whether by "the second feature" they mean he watched the film, or just that it was also playing at the theater, but in any case, he was unable to correctly remember the entire name of a film which he encountered 3 days ago, switching one of the words in the title for a synonym. Seems pretty far afield from getting home from watching a movie and not being able to remember it, but I also don't know to what degree they meant he didn't remember it
"Second feature" means he watched the film. It was common back then that you paid for the price of 2 movies at once: one headlining film and a second (usually B quality) film. I think the point is well made because he is unable to remember the title of an entire film he sat through merely a few days ago while not under duress, it just shows that human memory is not very reliable, especially when under duress it could be very probable that one's memory is not reliable at all...which was #8's point.
So here's two scenarios:
Scenario A)
Person 1: "What was the name of the second feature you saw 3 days ago?"
Person 2: "Uh ... The Remarkable Mrs. Bainbridge."
Person 1: "Actually, it's called The Amazing Mrs. Bainbridge."
Scenario B)
Person 1: "What did you do before you came here?"
Person 2: "I watched a film in a theater."
Person 1: "What film?"
Person 2: "I can't remember."
I think there's a world of difference between the failure of memory in those scenarios.
Now, there's also a world of difference between being questioned in front of your fellow jurors, and being questioned by a policeman while your father lies dead in the other room, but I just don't see that translating to a world of difference in your abilities of short-term recall
@@dancinswords But thats exactly #3's point. If the guy wasn't under any emotional stress, imagine how little you could remember under the defendant's situation.
So after the first episode in the series I decided to watch 12 angry men. I began to write down some rules or guidelines for debates. As of late in the current political climate I’ve been eager to start up a political discussion club on my college campus and I think that this series will be a good tool to inundate folks into the atmosphere that we want to create. Thanks for this and everything else you do. I’ve been a subscriber through the good and the bad nearly since the beginning of this channel.
I might recommend against "inundating" anybody...
Initiate, or perhaps, Introduce them into the atmosphere that we want to create...
Inundating is more akin to swamping them, or smothering them in it, kind of like how I prefer to treat my minute steaks with onions... or cheese when I'm in "that" mood. ;o)
Good for you ! I presume you're in the US ? From what I have seen online of what goes on in college campuses of shouting matches and lack of reasoned debate is saddening. This proposed approach of yours seems like a step in the right direction.
@@alialmuhanna4938 I go to small school in the Midwest. 20,000 Students. Politically mixed. It's pretty chill.
I too watched the movie after the first video. Such a great film!
Wind Lining can you share them when you get it together?
Not only is this channel teaching us how how to argue and debate better, it's also reviving interest in and introducing folks to great cinema that they may not have even sought out themselves. A double dose of awesome.
I honestly would have never seen this film had it not been for this series of videos referencing it. It's a damn good movie.
yeah my mom showed it to me once and I was like "What is this shit?" and by the end I was like "OOH GET EM #8"
Got any movies similar to this one? I can't help but fall in love with the 1950s setting
@@m0rshe I would recommend “Witness for the Prosecution”. The story is a bit more broad, but it still gave me a similar atmosphere.
Did this as a drama piece in high school. I was juror 12. That was a good time.
Damn I got to this video for this same reason only this year
Small world
YO JUROR #12 GANG
Most useless juror i.e. #12. Didn't contribute anything to the discussion.
@@omitube3056 I think he made about as much contribution to the discussion as you have to this one.
Movie should be called 12 sweaty men amiright fellas
Juror number 4 doesn't sweat (except he does that one time at 12:35).
Actually the wmsweating is because they are stuck in a juror room on a hot day, its completely arbitrary lol I know because I watched the movie and early on they complain (thats why the windows are open and the jackets hung up)
@@theprogrammer32 Except, theres also a point where it's pointed out that juror 4 is the only one who doesn't take off his jacket in that hot juror room and when questioned by juror 5 if he sweats, he says no. That is until 8 has the debate with him about remembering details under emotional stress, and you see the singular stream of sweat on 4's brow when he finally concedes.
Whoops i was wrong, you're all right. I never noticed, not to mention i watched it in school 4 years ago lol
Huge W
I actually watched that movie after your first episode, after watching all I can say is it bloody well deserves its 8.8/10 on IMDB. Such a great movie and there is so much more to it than the video let on.
It's the real Peterscraps
oWo
What's up checkmark?
it deserves a higher rating imho
Great video and a very good movie. However one thing I didn't like was #8 wasn't demanding guilt to be established beyond all 'reasonable doubt' He wanted guilt proved 'beyond all shadow of a doubt' The system doesn't work like that.
Deserves more than that tbh
So, I sat on an attempted murder trial 2 or 3 years ago. Some of us talked about Twelve Angry Men, and how it was important to our shaping of our understanding of the legal process and how trials are approached.
There were a lot of nebulous details surrounding the trial, no witnesses but those involved, no "clean characters", no forensic evidence. It still haunts me that we may have come to the wrong conclusion as a jury.
I said all that so that there's a little more weight behind it when I say I'm grateful you're doing this, so that people can learn how to argue from logical and factual positions. I'm terrified we made the wrong call, and not a small part of that is due to the deliberation we had, and whether or not it was motivated by facts and logic or emotion and bias.
I'm not concerned with whether or not we came to the "correct" conclusion as much as I am mortified that there's the potential that an innocent was sent to prison for reasons that may not have been apparent to everyone involved.
I hope this series reaches everyone, and they learn it. Because while I wouldn't wish my doubts on anyone, I will wish that no one be falsely imprisoned due to apathetic, or biased, or exasperated jurors. Thank you for what you do.
If a guilty defendant is found not guilty due to lack of convincing evidence, it’s not really the jury’s fault. Either
A) The prosecution is at fault for not providing relevant details
B) The defendant was lucky/discrete enough with their crime to make all evidence presented in court appear identical to that of a defendant who is innocent, so again, the fault is not the jury’s.
In my country the legal system doesn't use trial by jury, but I'm certain I'd be mortified too, to have that much power over someones life. I'd be afraid of not posessing the wisdom and insight to evaluate the evidence, even after arguing about it. I'm not sure which is the more fair system, with or without jury, but I think one of the disatvantages of a jury is that most people don't have former legal knowledge and argue with their emotions rather than rationally.
btw, what is the role of the judge in the USA/UK/AUS system, can he overturn the verdict of the jury, or can he just dicide the punishment after the defendent is found guilty?
This is also why the arguent that the witnesses could be wrong is silly and hypocritical.
Was there ever a case where you could actually "kniow" (philosophical definition) whether the person was guily or not?
To actually prosecute criminals, you would have to dealwith probabilities and not abolute knowledge. How likely i it that both witnesses were lying, not "is it possible".
Wait, the jury is not made up of educated solicitors? wtf?
The whole point of a legal system is a fair trial. 12 people witbout legal training getting to decide a person´s fate by majority vote is the most bullshit thing I have ever heard. But I guess it´s better than corrupt judges discriminating based on idelogy and not getting fired for it.
@@warwickthekingmaker7281 Hi, are you adressing my reply in that last part, cuz I don't see anything in the original comment about uneducated solicitors?
"but I think one of the disatvantages of a jury is that most people don't have former legal knowledge and argue with their emotions rather than rationally."
I interpreted this as a statement that jurys often aren´t made up of solicitors but rather common people. Or do they consist of newly graduated unexperienced ones, is that what you are trying to say?
Love the consitency of the black and white aesthetic, using black and white footage from the British Pathe and even making the ideas board black and white.
13:48 *or to change over to your opponent's way of thinking if you are demonstrated to be wrong. That's just as important since none of us is immune to the backfire effect.
Exactly. I wish this was emphasized more.
Ppl thinking admission of wrongness these days is weakness
This is very important. If you consider almost any public media a response like #4 ended with is almost unimaginable. It's hopefully because of audiences primarily.
It's easy for an audience to be deceived that debate should be between closed minds. And that the judgements passed by an audience are right because nothing suggests that they're wrong.
They're not given good examples.
It doesn't help that almost all that's discussed is highly controversial issues that are hard to solve.
Good to know someone else loves this movie as much as I do. Love the analysis.
Me too. This is my second favorite film. And I really think is underrated. I feel so happy went I see videos about it.
@@thomassouza5853 what's your first?
@@xX_dash_Xx Lawrence of Arabia
@@xX_dash_Xx what your's?
Bruh this is like the top 10 rated movies of all time, of course there's lots of people who love it
Juror #4 is my favorite of the jurors for his respect of debate and logical line of thought, but he's often overlooked because the rest of the jurors argue loudly or more dramatically. I'm glad he's getting some appreciation in this video series!
I cant even recall the last time I've experienced or witnessed a proper、fairly conducted debate.
Politicians could certainly learn a lot from this series
"Now this is a debate"
Me: Hell yea it is
Seriously this is a damn good movie.
It's a GREAT movie. The key is the amazing screenwriting, bolstered by excellent acting and realistic minimalism.
Of course its a great movie, Jack Klugman is in it
The "do not make it personal" thing speaks to me in so many levels. In my country literally every debate ends up as one politician accusing the others of doing whatever. Every time. It happens a lot to my nearby friends and family too, but nobody cares because they're too busy arguing.
This is honestly one of the few qualities I think 4chan has over other methods of discussion. Since everyone is anonymous, there's little to no way for such thing to happen. You're arguing exclusively over ideas, without even minding the speaker.
In 4chan they just call each other cucks. Probably the worst debating I've seen in my life.
@@tortture3519 That is if they're interested to debate. Of course 99% of users will say "fck u fgt", but if there are two or more parties interested in debating an idea, it's an excellent platform. Besides, I did say it was onr of its *few* qualities, didn't I?
If you think 4chan is just insult chucking, try not to go to the idiot-bait boards, you know, the boards where everyone does that and you're an idiot for going there (/b/, /pol/, etc)
Most of the stuff that gets posted is dross, but you can actually have really-indepth debates, which I have been involved in more so than most people that even visit the site, I should think.
When it works, it works well. Very well.
An interesting quality is you can start to see character portraits being drawn of speakers even without names. Their writing style, their talking points, word choice, etc. People will start to figure out (or think they've figured out) their opponents, and if things get especially heated, they will try to make it personal. I suppose it's human nature.
I am guessing you live in America?
@@Kaixero Your point is totally valid. I've barely used 4chan so maybe it was dumb for me to claim to know what 4chan is actually like as a whole. Do you know any better boards to go to? Maybe I would give it a second try.
I absolutely love it when at 12:39 he wipes the sweat off his forehead after having stated previously that he didn't sweat. Such a neat little touch
"Number 9 clearly disagrees with this line of reasoning, but reather than arguing against the reasoning, he merely judges number 10. He challenges the man, but not the argument. This does not accomplish anything."
This should be taught in every college.
Well, there is that part of the movie where they all judge #10 collectively and refuse to engage with him or validate his arguments and it accomplishes a lot by showing him how vile his opinions are.
@@dominod5640 This also shows how you can’t reason with people who is very bias. The best thing is to pretend they weren’t there.
Good God man, you need to upload more often. I crave more quality content
Videos take time my dude, There are a lot of elements that go into it. For instance in this video we have the study of the movie, The gathering of footage and assets to be used, scripting, recording and editing of audio, the highlighting of specific moments to illustrate a point and the visual editing that suplements information conveyed (such as the tracking of the jurer number at 0:58) then you have to consider that the content creator might have a job becuase adsense is unreliable and pays shite all for what it's worth.
@@Peterscraps Holy crap, I didn't know you have watched this great content. Welcome! :)
Btw, I main medic.
@@Peterscraps I know exactly why it takes time. a lot of the best content creators imo have a lot of time between videos. On top of tradition editing and scripting, he has to formulate an argument that doesn't deviate from the topic. I'm merely saying that I love his videos, and that he needs to continue, not shorten the time frame.
@@ZacharyShackary sadly he left UA-cam....
If I was number 4 I would argue that the details he was asking me were several days ago. This young man had to explain where he was merely a couple hours ago.
These videos are just reminding me how great this movie was
12 Angry Men: Part 2
0:40 The Purpose of Debate and How To Present Arguments.
0:51 Juror #9 Argues with #10
1:50 You can object, but address the reasoning, not the person doing the reasoning
2:28 “I’d like to ask you something...”
3:18 If a line of reasoning has a flaw, address the flaw in your argument.
4:47 Debates get messy because they get off topic and unfocused on points raised.
6:33 #11 vs #4. Good, proper debate. No need to repeat, it becomes an inquiry
8:09 Questioning #11’s loyalty leaves him skeptical
9:08 #3 and #12 were unproductive. #4 was productive.
9:38 #8 vs #4. Question vs Answer. Challenge the argument. (Civil And classy)
13:14 Conclusion, tips for debate
Thanks!
#8 is so much better in this film than the 1997 adaption. You can tell exactly the kind of flow they were going for when they move through each sequence, the 90's film took out essential parts and gave certain arguments to other jurors while de-emphasizing their power to the story.
This series of videos is one of my most favorite things on the internet
Took the time to watch the movie after the first video. Thank you so much for the recommendation!
I just wanted to say, I have been thoroughly enjoying the recalibrated direction of this channel since your "Dear Subscribers" video. I had almost stopped watching this channel, because of the direction it had been going. But now, I look forward to new videos from you again. This "12 Angry Men" series has been both entertaining and educational.
This was VERY well done; I've always been interested in debates and how to debate, and you broke things down in a clear and concise enough manner that I (without any previous formal debate experience) could follow along. Can't wait for the next installment. :)
Phil Collins If you are new to the channel then you are in for a treat
This is one of the most consistently compelling channels on UA-cam, without even a sliver of doubt
These last two episodes have made me want to rewatch 12 angry men. Probably the most useful movie they had us sit through in high school.
12:34 What I like about this is the fact that earlier in the movie someone asked Juror #4 "you don't sweat do you?" and he said "no"
I always believed that #4 recollected pretty darn well and proved his point.
Hey, I thought this channel was for making fun of late-night comedians, not going over old movies!
. . .
in all seriousness, I have been watching your content for several months now, but I wasn't inclined to subscribe. Then, you can out with a public apology for your perceived failings and started with some new-and-improved content. I think that was very big of you, and I decided to subscribe. Keep up the good work!
Wow this... Was very good.
I would love to see our society get back to a point where we can have productive debates, and sportsmanship is put above absolute victory. Losing breeds vitriol and winning breeds gloating, you can see this in any given twitter feed that has a disagreement.
I truly hope this sows the seed that can inch our culture in a more positive direction.
Cheers.
This should be required watching by everyone everywhere especially before getting a social media acct.
This two parter series has been the most enjoyable couple of videos on this channel
I like that you're analyzing this film about debate as you're trying to staying focused on the argumentation itself again, good stuff
This is why #4 is my favorite character of the movie.
Many people ask, "What's the point of debating creationists? They're not going to change their minds!" But it's by debating creationists that I learned how to better debate in general. Creationists tend to be predictable, so they're good practice. But the debate tactics they use are commonly used by... everyone. Here's one of the things I've learned.
Creationists tend to make multiple claims about evolution at once, which is fine. However, when I would meticulously refute every single claim, they would ignore the refutations that utterly stumped them and address the refutations they thought they had the answers to. Not only that, they would then add even more claims. When I would refute every single one of their rebuttals and their new claims, they would keep ignoring my refutations that stumped them and add new claims. Eventually, they would repeat the same claims I originally refuted, pretending the earlier rebuttals I made against those claims never existed. How did I counter this?
When debating, I would constantly say, "Before I address any more of your claims, I want you to either address my rebuttal about X, or admit that you were wrong about X." After doing this persistently, every creationist I debated in the forums would simply stop responding because they couldn't refute my rebuttals and I wouldn't address their new claims until my rebuttals were either addressed or they admitted to being wrong. Because I was on a fundamentalist Christian website, the thread essentially died... until someone else started debating them. Then they argued with the other person instead of me.
Basically, I learned that it's important to ALWAYS remember what the conversation was originally about. As soon as someone tries to mislead the conversation, pull them back to the original topic and don't address anything that isn't related to the original topic no matter how tempting. This ties in with Counter Argument's point about making sure your opponent stays focused. I didn't change any of their minds, but I shut them up. More importantly, I (hopefully) developed skills that would make my arguments more appealing to those who are open minded or undecided on an issue.
@Robust Crypto Don't change the subject!
@Robust Crypto 'Twas just a bad attempt at a joke, my guy.
Do not take this the wrong way but I think you are sociopathic- it’s not necessarily a bad thing at all. Just the meticulous nature of how you debate people points to it. If I hit the nail on the head, use your powers for good!
I got a question, are you more concern with the debate of evolution or whether or not someone believe in a higher being? If you like I can do some debates with you if you like.
@@carrier2823 Why does enjoying debate and wanting to get better at it, constitute the potential for sociopathy?
I'm loving this breakdown of one of my absolute favorite movies
You just made my day with this upload! Your channel is a breath of fresh air in the toxic and stinking cesspool of internet arguments.
"And you weren't under an emotional stress, were you?"
"Well, I am now."
I am very grateful for this video, I can't seem to ever have a reasonable debate with anybody, but now I know how they tend to fall flat.
Oh man, the one thing better than a 12 angry men video is a 12 angry men series. I look forward to whatever you have planned.
I like how these videos are a rebirth of this channel
I love this series so much
I have been really liking the 12 Angry Men videos, lately. Not only do i learn points on how to be a better debater, i get to see great clips supporting those points. While also getting more interested in an awesome show.
God I love this channel, makes me realise there are people out there who you can really have a dialogue with.
It is so inspiring to see how you took your own critiscism seriously and improved on your already very good content. And looking at the comments a lot of people seem to enjoy your work as much as I do. I hope you can enjoy this development as much as we can and are a little bit happier with your content.
After these two videos, I think I've been convinced to watch this movie.
I've been wanting to see more videos about debates & how 12 angry men applies to them.
These videos on “12 angry men” are amazing. I never knew half of the things you have to keep in mind for a debate to work in your favor.
I am *loving* this series and am basically just commenting to raise your attachment.
I love your channel! These videos are so well made and informative! Keep up the great work mate!
Great Video Counter Arguments!
These videos are so important. Thank you for your work.
I can't tell you how much I love this film and I can't tell you how much I love that you're taking the time to make a short series on it.
The more you cover this movie as example of good debate as well as example of poor debate, the more I want to watch this. I had never heard of this movie before; I hope it is just as entertaining as it can be educational.
These techniques are very helpful. Thank you!
Really great acting on some of these. At 2:34, the guy's smile just kinda fades. The sudden realization that his own argument works against his position.
Just realized I did exactly what he said, in the last example of this video. I convinced a friend of mine to stop playing video games and focus on his life. He is now preparing for a upcoming test that might just change his life. I just gave him some examples why he should get his life together and focus on his test, didn't say anything else. He unexpectedly agreed. I never knew how powerful that kind of argument felt until now. Thanks counter argument for this great video
I love the comment section here. It is as if the audience resembles the movie characters. Composed, intelligent, well-spoken. Great to read!
Man, I've been watching this channel for so long, but this series of videos really knocks it out of the park. Not only is the subject matter interesting and presented clearly, I have another movie on my watch list.
So good to see you regaining your stride - on the backs of 12 Angry Men, no less.
Fantastic material, excellent job. Thank you.
love it. attack ones reasoning, not the argument itself.
I really like how he contains his laugh at 3:25. Self reflective maybe with a dash of irony?
seen the show 100 times. a classic
This is great timing, in one of my classes. 12 of us read and acted 12 angry men in September, we watched it not long after and I noticed only a few of these, so I'm glad to see a full list
How does it feel to be back to making such quality content? Because as a viewer it feels fantastic.
You addressed in one of your recent videos your dissatisfaction with how you handled some of your counter-arguments, and these videos are a wonderful course correction for the channel. It makes me so happy to see these sorts of videos again.
I have never seen 12 Angry Men prior to today, and because of your channel, I have witnessed it and it was a beautiful movie on the topic of Law and Order and debating in general.
This is only true if you are speaking to "adults" who actually want to come to an agreement and who are willing to debate and have the emotional nad rational capacity to explore other options. In everyday life people are ignorant, emotional and not willing to see any other point then the one they stated and will rarely admit they were wrong even when the facts are overwhelmingly against them. They'll just say something like "Whatever", "That is your opinion", "We agree to disagree", "I don't care"...etc. and using ad hominem attacks discredit you in front of others or make the debate personal. No matter how good of a speaker you are and no matter how good your logic is, they will use manipulation to discredit you. Many people just have the "win or lose" mentality and it cannot be helped.
number 3 was like that, and they still managed to convince him by the end
@@Philmccracken790 Number 3 was only convinced in the end because everyone else was against him and he had to make a decision. If you can just dismiss the conversation and walk out like people can in real life, he would have never been convinced.
I have had so many arguments on Facebook where I use similar tactics as the one described in the video where I stay focused, ask questions, and when they try to distract from the questions, I repeat them only to be called all sorts of names (usually racist) and then get blocked. They aren't forced to see your logic and concede like #3 was in the movie.... I think if #3 could have walked out, he would have. They also end up deeper in their own echo chamber by blocking anyone who disagrees with them.
There are no more adults, they are all children with the 'win' mentally.
Never ever met someone who admits an error.
@Counter Arguments: I fully respect and support how you recently acknowledged flaws in your style of argumentation and are seeking to correct those habits moving forward. Growth is difficult for someone who is constantly scrutinized, but you've done such an incredible job in the face of adversity. I love the shift in content and having a series like this makes the reasoning easy to follow. It's almost like viewers are watching you set up the pillars of argumentation and how this channel will judge arguments in the future. Bravo, Sir.
Man, debate should be a part of the common core. Being able to explain your reasoning, back it up, and admit when you are wrong without it getting personal and remaining sportsmanlike is as important a skill for people to have as reading and math. Probably more important than having read the classics or knowing the more advanced and abstract maths. I am open for debate.
I am absolutely addicted to these. Thank you so much for your analysis and making these videos. This is a true gem.
Absolutely loved these past two episodes they were a great teaching method
Thank you for introducing this movie to me. My family and I loved it. It was quite a ride and worth a watch!
I'm more than glad to discover this channel
The third tip is crucial - if you ask a question that you already know the correct answer to and the other party deflects, *DO NOT,* under any circumstances, let the question remain unanswered. Forget everything else they say and just repeat the question until they give you a straight answer.
I have to thank you for making this series, as someone who feels like they've often had trouble with adhering to some of these finer points of conversation. I'll try to be more mindful of these things going forward. Thank you, and wonderful work!
One detail that I love about the film is that early on Juror #5 asks Juror #4 ever sweats and says that he doesn’t. But when Juror had asked him the questions about being under great emotional stress you can see that he sweats.
I’m a big fan of these last two videos. They are phenomenal, I love the in depth analysis of this movie and how it relates to debates.
Tgese last 2 videos are some of your best! Keep up the good work.
The key to a productive debate is to realize that the purpose is not to find who is right, but what is right.
When I watched this movie many years ago, I didn't think much of it. You have given me a whole new perspective on it. Thank you good Sir!
Excellent presentation Counter Arguments. Thank you.
These past two videos are really good
nice. you show me a movie and it instantly becomes my favorite movie. thanks. never thought something so simple could be so genius.
Both of these episodes are brilliant. Thank you!
I don't always manage to keep the points in these vids all in mind, but it has been incredibly satisfying when I do.
Always fun to re-watch these 5 videos. As curious as I am to have seen what you'd have made of 2020, I'm glad you left such a resource for the rest of us. Hope you're well.
Debating should be taught in school. How to hold a civilized argument like this should be known to everyone. It is so useful to understand how to have an argument with someone else in a way that is non aggressive, and productive.
I love both of your twelve angry men videos
Now THIS is what I subscribed to Counter Arguments for! Thank you and keep up the great work you’re starting off 2019 with a blast!
Great series so far, my man. This shows a point I always make. It's only worth debating if both you AND your opponent are willing to have their minds changed. That said, when people are making arguments in bad faith, they should always be pointed out.
I love this series about 12 Angry Men, I can't wait for more.
This turned out to be an excellent series.
You know I really loved these two videos on 12 angry men I really learned a lot and have taken a lot from them so thank you I found them really insightful
Just noticed how heat is also a device, riling up the emotions of all in the room, everyone is frustrated and wants to leave, but the heat builds up, just like the situation in the room. You can feel the heat in that room.
I really dig this series.
SIMPLY AMAZING!!
It says something about the quality of a UA-cam video when you have over 2k likes and only 5 dislikes (at time of comment). I am thoroughly impressed by this series.