[Courses] [Spineful Living, lesson 3: 101 Satisfying Retorts For All Occassion]

[Akkana Peck]

Valerie Henson writes:
> I'm on the pro-snappy comeback side.  You can really change someone's
> opinions with a well thought out comment.  This isn't about making

Late to the party, but I'm also on the pro-snappy-comeback side.
There are times when a snappy comeback serves only to humiliate
someone, but there are more times when it might make people laugh,
then think.

This is especially true if there are other people around. A simple
logical or angry response won't help change anyone's mind, while
a witty riposte that makes people laugh makes people pay attention
and maybe take what you're saying more seriously.

That's in theory. In practice, of course, I never think of one in time.

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