No one likes conflict, so we often look for a shortcut that might bring the disagreement to a speedy conclusion. The problem is, some of those “shortcuts” turn out to be detours that take the conflict on a tangent or even make it worse—yet for some reason we continue to try these methods again and again, hoping each time for a better result. In “6 Ways to Lose an Argument,” the Guys describe 6 no-win approaches to conflict that all of us have tried—but none of us have succeeded with.