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Originally Posted by zamler
Debate tactic? What? That's not what it is at all it is a phrase used to describe hiring a coach for less obvious and apparent reasons, such as a coach that has good underlying numbers but his win/loss record does not correlate. But said coach would potentially be much better in a different environment with different players.
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It suggests Treliving didn't make an obvious pick not because he felt it was right, but because it would prove his superior intelligence - that he knows more than anyone else. It suggests he doesn't consult others or thinks that he's infallible. It connotes arrogance, which is why the famous book about Enron was so entitled.