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Topic #284: Would you rather have the first word, or the last in an argument? Some people prefer to speak first, others insist they have the advantage only if they get in the last word. Where do you stand?

For me, it’s not important if I have either the first word or the last word in any argument.

I think the first word should not really be important to anyone at all, because the first word is what starts an argument. I’m pretty sure the first word in an argument usually isn’t intentionally said to initiate an argument; rather, it is something that is said during a regular conversation, but one of the parties thinks that it is wrong and rebuts against it.

Many people think they have succeeded in an argument only if they are the final person to talk, but I think that’s a method people use to give themselves a sense of false victory.

I think an argument is complete and one person is victorious only if either one person is able to prove their point beyond doubt with evidence, or if one person admits that they are incorrect. Thus, if someone says something and walks away, they are not necessarily victorious because the other person might have had evidence or an explanation that could have made the claim invalid. So, someone can be victorious in both circumstances – if someone is unable to provide a rebuttal, the other person is victorious, but if someone accepts defeat, the other person is still victorious, even though they did not get the last word.