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is being condescending ever a good tactic?

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is being condescending ever a good tactic?
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RE: is being condescending ever a good tactic?
September 19, 2014 at 11:49 am
Depends on what you want to accomplish. If you want the other guy to stop talking to you in the future about the topic, being condescending works most of the time. If you want to have a meaningful discussion that might change that person's mind, being condescending doesn't help and may hurt.
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is being condescending ever a good tactic?

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RE: is being condescending ever a good tactic? - by rexbeccarox - September 19, 2014 at 5:39 pm
RE: is being condescending ever a good tactic? - by vorlon13 - September 19, 2014 at 10:02 am
RE: is being condescending ever a good tactic? - by Anomalocaris - September 19, 2014 at 10:21 am
RE: is being condescending ever a good tactic? - by Surgenator - September 19, 2014 at 11:49 am
RE: is being condescending ever a good tactic? - by Cyberman - September 19, 2014 at 11:55 am
RE: is being condescending ever a good tactic? - by bennyboy - September 19, 2014 at 12:35 pm
RE: is being condescending ever a good tactic? - by DeistPaladin - September 19, 2014 at 12:35 pm
RE: is being condescending ever a good tactic? - by Tonus - September 19, 2014 at 1:01 pm
RE: is being condescending ever a good tactic? - by Mudhammam - September 19, 2014 at 1:51 pm
RE: is being condescending ever a good tactic? - by Exian - September 19, 2014 at 2:05 pm
RE: is being condescending ever a good tactic? - by Mudhammam - September 19, 2014 at 2:06 pm
RE: is being condescending ever a good tactic? - by bennyboy - September 19, 2014 at 7:22 pm
RE: is being condescending ever a good tactic? - by ShaMan - September 19, 2014 at 8:13 pm

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