debate, n.Definitions

Debate is masculine ; conversation is feminine.

Debate is babble instead of battle.

Debate is the death of conversation.

Debate is angular, conversation circular and radiant of the underlying unity.

Debate is a useless wagging of tongues where the noses have been already counted.

Debate is avoided with women. Every woman is wrong until she cries, and then she is right, instantly.

Debate is if you can't answer a man's argument, all is not lost. You can still call him vile names.

A Debate is generally a thing whereby people only seem to be trying to convince one another; but all they can hope for is new arguments to convince themselves.