Episode 336: Unmasking Poor Debating Skills

• Scenario 1: Madhuri likes to have healthy religious debates with her regional manager at a food packaging company. She thinks if you practice a religion you must take the religious text as factual to move towards a higher level. Her regional manager tells her only a fool would think a religious text is factual. Are they engaging in healthy debates?
• Scenario 2: Glennon tells his buddies he wants to improve his golf swing before the upcoming tournament. Whenever they try to give him tips, he tells them he wants advice from professionals only. His buddies tell him they have achieved more pars through their own methods, but he insists only professionals can help him. Do you think his buddies have unmasked his poor debating skills?
• Scenario 3: Kazuo was having his poodle groomed to look like Sonic the Hedgehog. He was getting frustrated with the groomer, who didn’t know what Sonic the Hedgehog looked like. Kazuo started raising his voice and wanted to show the groomer a picture, but instead threw his phone against the wall in frustration. He was then asked to take his dog and exit the establishment. Could Kazuo have handled the situation better?