"War is not merely a political act, but also a political instrument, a continuation of political relations, a carrying out of the same by other means." - Carl von Clausewitz
The goal of persuasion is to induce agreement in the target party and the goal of discussion is to reach an exhaustive exchange of information to a reasonable extent. In the event that debate and conversation cannot achieve either of those goals insults are merely the ultimate continuation of each effort just short of threats. If a person's positions are correct and his or her target's positions are not then pointing this out can induce agreement if his or her target wants to be on the same superiority level. However, success of this method is statistically low. Persuasion statistically would have succeeded before the point of insult if the target party did not have a false sense of superiority. In fact, this method statistically has the effect of reinforcing the target's false sense of superiority. Statistically most people hold the position that they are automatically superior to a person who uses insults.
If information exchange reaches a standstill in a conversation but one or both parties will not withdraw from the conversation, insults statistically end that conversation. Statistically people are not inclined to converse with people who have insulted them.
The goal of persuasion is to induce agreement in the target party and the goal of discussion is to reach an exhaustive exchange of information to a reasonable extent. In the event that debate and conversation cannot achieve either of those goals insults are merely the ultimate continuation of each effort just short of threats. If a person's positions are correct and his or her target's positions are not then pointing this out can induce agreement if his or her target wants to be on the same superiority level. However, success of this method is statistically low. Persuasion statistically would have succeeded before the point of insult if the target party did not have a false sense of superiority. In fact, this method statistically has the effect of reinforcing the target's false sense of superiority. Statistically most people hold the position that they are automatically superior to a person who uses insults.
If information exchange reaches a standstill in a conversation but one or both parties will not withdraw from the conversation, insults statistically end that conversation. Statistically people are not inclined to converse with people who have insulted them.
