2007-05-10 01:21:44 · 10 answers · asked by Medicine Eddie 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Yes, absolutely. If you don't think you have the evidence or facts to make your position look good then blasting the opposite position will accomplish the same goal. Lobbyists do this kind of stuff all the time.
Watch the movie "Thank you for Smoking". It's a great example of what you just asked.
2007-05-10 01:32:35 · answer #1 · answered by vagabond79 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can get respect for your point of view by criticizing the opposite stance effectively, but that isn't the same thing as ridicule. By ridiculing the other, you just come across as a bully, and while you might gain followers out of fear, fear is not the same thing as respect for your position.
2007-05-10 02:05:11 · answer #2 · answered by neniaf 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not really.
One can refute another's viewpoint by stating facts. It is not necessary to add ridicule. Ridicule only serves to make the "ridiculer" appear petty.
2007-05-10 01:26:36 · answer #3 · answered by CountryLady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one will respect you if you can only get yourself heard at the expense of another. If you want to be taken seriously then be serious.
2007-05-10 01:59:11 · answer #4 · answered by Cliffy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You get a lot of respect doing it on here (Y!A), but this isn't exactly a place of good morals and ethics.
2007-05-10 01:27:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can! But you have to be delicate. Use common sense and always a bit of humour.
2007-05-10 01:30:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a stupid question. I do it all the time, you idiot, and you can just sense all the respect I get.
2007-05-10 01:29:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
maybe, it's called being a politician
2007-05-10 01:26:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
u cant.
2007-05-10 01:35:23 · answer #9 · answered by Caz 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i doubt it, no
2007-05-10 01:26:16 · answer #10 · answered by Ste B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋