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I think you've got to expand on that. Just "No, it's [other thing]" kills the conversation.


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Does that really add to the conversation?

Yeah, because that's what destroys your conversations.

Is it adding anything to the conversation?

How does this add to the conversation?

What does this add to the conversation?

What does this add to the conversation?

How does that effect the conversation?

In what way does this fact "shutdown the conversation"?

Exactly what does this add to the conversation?

What does this contribute to the conversation?

You are correct, at the expense of conversation.

How is this adding to conversation?

Way to avoid adding any more the conversation.

It's fun sometimes, but other times it really takes away from the conversation.

One might even say it makes the conversation less “accessible”

How does that fit in with the conversation?

What the parent comment said, plus there's a technique from Improv sometimes called "Agree and amplify", and when both conversation partners are good at it there is fun to be had:

If someone asks you if you enjoy looking at elephants in tutus and you reply with “no that’s stupid”. It really hinders the conversation and stops whatever momentum you have. If you don’t think it’s a really strong topic, try to accept what the person says and try to improve it. You can improve it by saying, “what about ninja’s in tutus? It would be a lot funnier to see them run around with pink tutus and trying to be stealth, don’t you think?

http://www.reddit.com/r/seduction/comments/q19tp/improv_clas...

I don't think it's the best example, but the author isn't James Bond so I don't expect it to be.


Why would it be disrupting conversation and not simply inherent to it? Top replies will still be at top.

What does it accomplish except derail and memefy the conversation?
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