Her followers claimed that she never lost a debate. She would relentlessly apply reason and logic until her opponent was destroyed.
Whatever her followers might say, I saw Phil Donahue, of all people, destroy her in a debate. I don't now recall the exact topic, but I do know that she was unable to answer a very basic question.
In fact, that was the moment at which my belief in Ms. Rand's philosophy began to crumble. I began to look more critically at what she claimed ... and once you start picking at her premises, the whole thing unravels.