Three Questions to Ask Leftist That Will Destroy Any Argument

Below are three of the most powerful questions you can ask anyone on the left when engaging in debate. These three questions are simple straight forward and should be easily answered if you have sound reasoning for your argument.

Compared to What?

This question strikes at heart of most arguments put forward by those on the left. To them everything is terrible, in fact they need it that way so they can come across as useful. So when they say America is Sexist, asked them Compared to What. If you compare America with the Middle East we defiantly are not sexist. If you compare America to its own past, we are less sexist today than we were 100 years ago. This puts things into perspective. Yes we are not perfect but you know what, we are better than we were and this is something to be proud of.

What Hard Evidence Do You Have?

This one rarely gets answered. More often they will present anecdotal evidence. The problem with that is that for every anecdote for your argument you’ll be able to find one against it. Don’t fall into the trap of trading anecdotes, it gets nowhere. Instead focus on the hard evidence such as verified scientific studies and books published by real experts in their fields. More often than not, a person on the left will feel that they are correct as opposed to actually doing the work to find out if they are correct.

At what Cost?

This is something that the left never considers. The call for more entitlement programs may sound like you want to help people, but you need to consider who is going to pay for it. Of course the reply to this is the Government. Government does not earn money, instead they get money through taxes. So when they say the Government should pay, in reality they mean you should pay for it. This question goes deeper than financial costs. If you look at how the welfare system is set up you can see that it has a social cost too. You get more in benefits if you are a single mom as opposed to a married couple. This leads to fatherless homes and children growing up without a father. If you are married it is harder to leave a relationship at the first sign of trouble.

While these three questions will pretty much destroy any leftist argument they need to be used wisely. They can be turned around on you so make sure you know what you are talking about, or be truthful of your minimal amount of knowledge. It is okay that you don’t know everything about any given subject. If you are passionate about a subject find out the answer to these three questions. Always remember, that in a debate your goal is not to change the other persons mind, but to change the minds of those viewing the debate.