Nice to hear you re keeping an open mind Why should I concede a point if I disagree I don t debate if I agree there s no need to Here s how it works I make a point You disagree and make a counter point If I am swayed by your point I concede that your argument was stronger than mine and we move on The reason I don t concede is that I disagree with your points We might agree on some level however the point you hoped that I d concede was central to my counter argument It follows that since there is little unique information in the individual articles they should not be listed separately If I agree with you that there is significant information in the individual articles then it weakens my whole argument Maybe it s my debate background that s getting the best of me I m engaging you in a debate and rather than disagreeing with me and responding you re saying that I m being hostile If you consider disagreement with you hostility I don t know where to go from there If your intent is to sway me you re not going to have very much luck I ve laid my case out and it s rock solid Feel free to counter me now That s how it s done