You can aim this tactic at different parts of the structure of any dialogue. You can target the moral value of the process, the facilitators, or the actual topics under discussion.

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  1. You can also claim moral high ground by the hierarchy of the being whose needs your idea is supposedly addressing. Make sure this someone is very important and hard to attack, like children, or a god, or some abstract yet noble segment of society. tid:1181 (0) (hivelink)
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Attempts to claim the moral high ground are tactics targeting the structure of a discussion.

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Moral high ground entails a different set of rules beyond any actual laws. If you can choose a moral framework where you are morally superior then you gain an advantage.

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If there is no facilitator and no rules, then the only significant restraint upon all out war are the laws of the land. Every lawful move is lawful. Thus many will attempt to establish moral high ground.

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No facilitator is a form of group facilitation. It is also called popcorn, or law of the jungle, or lord of the flies.

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There is always a facilitator.

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The facilitator has the most power in the room whether deserving or not.

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The facilitators every decision effects every person. Thus the impact grows exponentially as we add minds.

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Knowing the infinite mistakes and missed opportunities we make every moment is the eternal burden of the facilitator.

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The facilitators are often to blame.

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Why do we waste time with small potatoes?

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