IN DEBATE ,DO NOT NITPICK THE LITTLE STUFF IN YOUR OPPONENT'S ARGUMENT.INSTEAD, HELP MAKE YOUR OPPONENT'S ARGUMENT AS STRONG AS YOU CAN CORRECT HIS WEAK SPOT FOR HIM. THEN OFFER COUNTERS TO WHAT YOU CONSIDER THE STRONG VERSION OF YOUR OPPONENT'S ARGUEMENT; TRY TO ANTICIPATE YOUR OWN CHEAP CRITICISM. MAKE YOUR OPPONENT THE PARTNER YOU CAN.FOR THE GOAL IS NOT TO TO WIN THE DEBATE,BUT FOR YOU BOTH TO BETTER APPROXIMATE THE TRUTH