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How to win an arguement with an authority figure

Step 3Well... now what?

Well... now what?
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Now depending on which of the above actions they take you must decide what to do.
If they chose the first, it is time to leave and find something to do until the next class begins or just leave if its the end of the day.
If they chose the second option you must choose between responding the same way as you would to the first type or pressing the psychological advantage. See just above for the first option or the following for the latter. To press this you can actually start making fun of them. They have revealed an insecurity. Call them on it. "Wait a second, you were trying to get a simple power high off of me, weren't you? You are sick, man. You love yelling at me and all my fellow students because it makes you feel good? Feel big? Feel powerful? You love it because theres almost nothing we can do to respond to it without fear of getting in trouble. Screw that. Who says you should be aloud to feel big and powerful by, albeit not physically but rather emotionally, beating on those you perceived as lower than you?" You can maintain this line until they either go to option one or a stronger version of option one. It is powerful. Use with discretion.
If they choose option number three you have to use another strategy.
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Aug 10, 2009. 11:48 AMTigerNod says:
"Wait a second, you were trying to get a simple power high off of me, weren't you? You are sick, man. You love yelling at me and all my fellow students because it makes you feel good? Feel big? Feel powerful? You love it because theres almost nothing we can do to respond to it without fear of getting in trouble. Screw that. Who says you should be aloud to feel big and powerful by, albeit not physically but rather emotionally, beating on those you perceived as lower than you?" Wow, I wouldn't dare say that at my teacher!
Feb 14, 2011. 7:32 PMilpug says:
its like a gun. you only use it when you want to kill something.
Feb 18, 2011. 5:33 AMTigerNod says:
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Why would anyone even want to kill something? :-(
Feb 18, 2011. 5:40 PMilpug says:
you never know
Apr 5, 2009. 11:14 AMUnit042 says:
"...without fear of getting in trouble. Screw that. Who says you should be aloud to feel big and powerful by..."

aloud = out loud
allowed = permitted

PS: a comma every now and then would be lovely.

But good logicality here, albeit targeted toward autority figures. It's not good to pick a fight with a teacher that did nothing except give homework, but then again, what can they do---ten days of suspension? Expelling? Those are rewards, so there may be some merit in these almost despicable actions.

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