It shouldn't be a contest of volume though.
Think someone didn't hear? Say it a little louder... Maybe they will hear you the next 500 times one says the same thing, ratcheting it up over and over again.
Words and volume are two different things.
Also if one is analysing words, that person has to be honest in their analysis.
If you know the answer you want before you start... there is no room for contest nor discussion.
AMEN!
If you know the answer you want before you start... there is no room for contest nor discussion.
If you meant to say that there can be no discussion if only one answer is satisfactory to one party I agree and the participants in such a discussion should recognize the fact of the impass and agree to disagree and move on.