Do not pretend objections to your position do not exist. German audiences trust persuaders who acknowledge counterarguments and explain why their position holds nonetheless. Show you have considered what might be said against your view. Engage with the strongest objections, not just the easy ones.
Be honest about limitations and uncertainties in your own argument. This demonstrates intellectual honesty and shows you have genuinely thought the matter through. Oversimplified arguments that ignore obvious objections seem either naive or manipulative. Engaging with complexity builds credibility. Your case is stronger when it survives confrontation with counterarguments than when it appears to depend on ignoring them.
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