Talk:Ben Shapiro/@comment-37594216-20181201002509/@comment-37606730-20181202084413

Here's why Shapiro is generally considered a "debate god".

He makes 10 points in like 2 minutes, so if you somehow refuted 9 of them, one still stands and he can claim victory.

Second, the using of faulty logic combined with misguiding statistics. I'll provide an example. Ben shapiro said that there are more guns in the u.s than ever, and there is less gun violence, therefore more guns means less gun violence. What he did not mention, however, was that ownership of guns have dropped to its lowest point in 2014. While there are more guns circulating around, less people have them. However, without instantly obtaining that information, an average person won;t be able debate shapiro's point.

The third reason is his use of strawman and ad hominem. Shapiro would often attack the character of who he was debating (who, btw, are largely just college kids), do avoid talking about policy. His use of strawman makes it easier to attack the opponent's argument. So for example if you're against gun control because you want to protect 2nd amendment rights, a strawman would be saying that you're against gun control because you want to see murdered kids.