Debating Vice. Trust Me, I’m Expertist.

Fatchecker
The Haven
Published in
4 min readSep 26, 2022
photo of Arrow’s Instant Knockout album cover
Photo: Charlie’s Records. “Mind you don’t walk into my fists.”

Hi ev’ry body!

I’m here to tell you how to win arguments and influence people.

What makes me an expert? Well you’re here reading this ain’t you?

In court Nicholas Nickleby once said, “You Can’t Handle the Truth!”

This statement has never been truer. In my 1st

and 2nd posts

I showed people how to acquire the skills to engage in calm and intelligent public discourse. My reward for my civic dutifulness? I got cancelled.

1st Person: Can I just say that you clearly have not been cancelled?

Me: Shut up or I’ll block you

However, I shall not be silenced. Particularly when I have fans such as ‘ill informed’ who got in touch again to ask, “Yo! F Dog!. What if the person you’re arguing with says something stupid like, “you clearly don’t know what you’re talking about,” what do you do then?”

Yes, this is the kind of jiggery-pokery your enemies will throw at you to undermine your confidence. Remember it is they who do not know what they’re talking about, and you need to establish that you’re the expert.

You need to ‘Puff Chest.’

“To ‘Puff Chest’ is to demonstrate your superiority by establishing your superiority by demonstrating it.” — Me

Sun Tzu, the Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher once said, “Don’t walk into a room with bog roll stuck to your shoe, walk in the room telling people you invented the bog roll.”

So how do you ‘Puff Chest’ and assert you’re a Alpha?

1st Person: ‘An’…. Actually, forget it….

Choose your discussion topics carefully. Only choose subjects that absolutely no one else out there is talking about, e.g. trans rights, scrapping the monarchy, migrants in boats, or Covid lockdowns having been unnecessary.

Make sure your lines are built like Schwarzenegger.

Use these phrases as openers or during-ers.

photo of Harold Lloyd with numerous pistols pointed at him
Photo: Harold Lloyd Entertainment. “Mind you don’t walk into some flying bullets.”

1. I tell it like it is

What comes before Part Is? Part It. What comes before Part It? Part Like. Do you not think it’s feasible that someone who says, “I tell it like it is,” actually does, tell it like it is?

2. You won’t see this on the mainstream media

The beauty of this one is that it is easy to demonstrate. News channels, or as I prefer to call them, ‘social engineers,’ all live stream on Youtube. I’ve lost count the amount of times I’ve rewound the BBC or SkyNews, recorded a clip and uploaded it as full colour evidence of a cover up.

3. This may be an unpopular opinion

Don’t be modest. This will be an unpopular opinion. If people agree with you, ignore them. They obviously can’t read proper.

4. Unlike everyone else, I give you the facts

What’s that famous saying? ‘The proof is in the pudding.’ Well it’s pointless pudding evidence in front of people. Your word is bond. Supplying ‘evidential links’ undermines your authority.

5. I cover topics no one else will

With this one you…. Actually, I already kinda went into this when I said, “Only choose subjects that absolutely no one else out there is talking about …..”

6. Read me before I get cancelled

I know this one from experience. You are a threat to your enemies, that’s why you will be threatened with cancellation, be cancelled, or all three.

photo of Charlie Chaplin pointing a pitchfork at someone’s arse
Photo: United Artists. “Mind you don’t sit on my pitchfork.

Remember, I’m here for you.

No, not you. I remember that one time you corrected my grammer.

Hay, you know what? As you’re a trusted client I’m going to exclusively reveal my secret weapon. Suitable anytime, any place, any topic.

“You Can’t Handle the Truth!”

1st Person: That line isn’t yours.

Me: Blocked. I bet you like Memes innit.

Like me, you too can win any argument. My debating skills are:

Notable Omniscient Clever Superlative Humongous Universal Supreme Huge

Please do not turn that into an acronym.

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Fatchecker
The Haven

Culturally diverse blue collar ageing b-boy and incessant moaner. Midlander. yUK. Pronoun: Amateur hour.