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30 Post author: John_Maxwell_IV 18 March 2012 09:02PM

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Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 19 March 2012 06:44:41AM 2 points [-]

From an argument productivity perspective, generating strong arguments, regardless of what position they are for, can be helpful for improving the productivity of your argument.

In other words, just because an argument wasn't what another arguer was trying to communicate doesn't mean it isn't valuable.