This quote by Randall Terry suggests that the person who is able to frame the argument in their favor has a greater chance of winning the argument. This suggests that the person who has the ability to set the regards to the argument and the parameters of the conversation has a higher opportunity of success. This could be done by picking the right words to describe the issue, or by choosing the right subjects to focus on. It also suggests that the person who is able to prepare for the other person's arguments and counter them effectively has a higher chance of winning the debate. This quote stresses the value of being prepared and having a good understanding of the problem at hand in order to achieve success in a dispute.
"If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in a body to which the people send one hundred and fifty lawyers, whose trade it is to question everything, yield nothing, and talk by the hour?"
"We worked very hard to make the lyrics suit the music. I can't, like Elton John, for example, compose by lyrics. Elton has a great talent for that. Whatever you give him, including your questions, he composes in half an hour and makes a great song out of it"
