Questions tagged [arguments]

For use on questions where multiple people are exchanging opposing views in a heated or angry way.

An argument is when two or more people are trying to present their opposing views in a heated or angry way.

This tag should be used to indicate that the question involves two or more people getting heated or angry while presenting opposing views.

Do not use this tag to ask for help winning an argument or phrasing your side of an argument as such questions are off-topic on IPS.

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How to interact with people who are indifferent to information security?

Background: I’m an amateur programmer, make both desktop and mobile applications with a moderately deep background in computer science (from my experience and undergraduate studies). A lot of friends of mine don’t pay attention to (or even worse,…
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"Kicking the dog", ie post hoc anger at third parties

Don't worry no actual dogs are involved. I'm interested in trying to understand a behavior that I've noticed for much of my life (and I'm not young). I want to try to understand the motivations and generally "what's going on". It doesn't refer to a…
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Should I respond when someone says "I don't want to argue"?

I'm having a (fairly) civil argument with my team leader at work and we can't agree. The other party makes two or three blaming statements which I feel are untrue, but then immediately says "I don't want to argue anymore". I told Alice to tell you…
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