The new and improved dictionary of invented words according to Dave

The key to a good debate, particularly with regard to the first debate against a particular foe, is to impress them with your intellect, sophistication and the lucidity of your argument and intellectual (yet accessible) grasp of the main issues.

If you don't actually understand the issues, or have only a partial grasp of reality then there are other means you can employ in order to sound good and properly bright. This involves the use of words that don't exist yet - but possibly should.

For example, when discussing the cons of the current occupation of Iraq by the US led coalition it is agreeable to bandy about the term 'international bipolarization'. It sound cool. It sounds big. It sounds intellectual. And it sounds as though it refers to the split between old Europe and the United States, drawing a rather cunning analogy with a bipolar world of black and white, being for us or against us, being Christian and the agents of Satan. International bipolarization. Nice word. Runs off the tongue and has the capacity to stun any mortal opponent with fear. Because it sounds good and proper and intelligent and intellectual it is dangerous for someone to stand up and say 'Don't listen to Dave, he's making this up - there's no such term called International Bipolarization!' because I could then stand up and whack on in my summary about how they're not paying attention to the real issues and are grasping at straws - plus as the opponent isn't 100% sure whether international bipolarization is a term or not they run the risk of discovering that it is and that they are a bunch of gormless wimps.

I used it the other day and was congratulated by people who should know better about how intelligent I sounded and how they could tell I'm a Masters student.

And not because I was avoiding that which shall not be named.

Also - seeing as so many people are so keen to equate debating with masturbation or have jokes about mass debating, I suggest you leave your filthy comments where they belong in the comment box and we'll see how smart you really are. Prize for however is the wittiest. I'm the judge and adjudicator and no correspondence will be entered into. Bribes of money and sweet sweet sugary love are acceptable.

And finally, Mercedes suck. Claire could build a better engine.

Bloody McLaren.