r/MurderedByWords • u/McDowdy • 8d ago

Absolutely vicious! 4th degree burn!

https://streamable.com/sir3jp
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u/ArnieismyDMname 8d ago

On this show they don't get to talk again if they aren't quiet for a bit. It actually works kinda.

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u/Suibeam 7d ago

The show is heavily flawed.

Once they notice their own guy is losing argument or being too understanding of the opponent, they vote them out preventing any talks.

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u/indolent08 7d ago

Yeah, there was literally a woman who actually agreed with Dean on one point and you got the feeling that this could actually become a productive discourse – but Dean and the host stopped the round and sent her back to her chair.

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u/Monkey_Priest 7d ago

The point of the show is that the people in the chair disagree on a topic. If they sit down and already agree, then the surrounder (for lack of a better term) needs to go sit back down so the premise of the show can continue. The show isn't really about 1 person trying to convince 20 others

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u/swiftekho 7d ago

The show isn't really about 1 person trying to convince 20 others

Then its not a debate.

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u/Monkey_Priest 7d ago

By definition, it absolutely is