Argument Survivor Gifts

When boomerangs argue.

"But I see you're having difficulty following my argument."

'Of course, I'm argumentative.. I'm PRE-LAW, for goodness sake!'

"Sorry, I'm preaching again. Why don't we pause for a moment while I pass around the collection plate."

Prosecution bears the burden of proof. Defense bears the burden of twisting and distorting said proof.

Okay, I'll admit I was wrong. But I won't say what I was wrong about.

"It's something new I've been trying. Social scientists call it 'Productive Disagreement.'"

'And in conclusion.'

That's not the reaction I was going for. Let me try to put a different spin on it.

'He started it!'

Boss and worker communicating in exclaimation marks.

"O.K., I admit it, we're lost, but the important thing is to remain focussed on whose fault it is."

"This is ridiculous! I say we get back on speaking terms!!"

"Just got back from the client meeting and great news. . . your work isn't dead. It's beaten senseless and run over by a dump truck...but still very much alive."

'It was definitely a bang. You heard it, I heard it, end of discussion.'

"Why don't we compromise... you admit I'm right and I'll agree with you."

'Why can't you just think irrationally every once in a while?'

'Let's face it...We have irreconcilable differences!'

So, what brings you two here today? Amanda Kern. Comics counseling.

'Maybe that'll teach you not to argue with the waiter over the bill!'

"Let's just drop it, Andrew, and leave it to future historians to decide which of us was right."

Frank was famous for his anti-inflammatory rhetoric.

'You're so illogical. I can never win an argument with you.'

"Wake up. It says here I was right about that thing I said."

Moral Outrage.

"How's your lowrider blog going?"

Mixed marriage: food fight

"The depth of your wrongness is so deep that it is unknowable."

"I have a right to disagree! You can't force me to use logic."

Arguing with Edna was enough to make the brain fly out of any logical man.

'Safe!'

"You're just mad because I found a scholar to back me up."

Surveillance over the suggestion box.

"To be fair, Martha, you started it."

Opening arguments would begin after the intimidation round.