The other reason why I think concessions seem to be a lost art of debates is that you are not 100% right on every point you’re making. The audience knows you’re not right on 100% of the things you say. They just don’t know which things you aren’t right about (sometimes they do)
So if you never concede “ok that is correct” or “ok that is a fair point” or “ok I might be wrong on that point” then in addition to looking close-minded the audience is also suspecting somewhere in all those facts were lies
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