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by penneallagricia 1063 days ago
Winning a debate doesnt make your argument truer. It just means your opponent was weaker than you at making his argument. Agree or not with that judge but he makes a good point about favouring the validity of an argument over the ability of the debater.
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> Agree or not with that judge but he makes a good point about favouring the validity of an argument over the ability of the debater.

This is not correct; for an argument to be valid, the conclusion must follow from the premises.

That judge is saying he will vote based on the conclusion regardless of the premises.