âWant to start an argument? Give people one clear statement and watch common sense put on boxing gloves.â
A bowling ball with GhostSlackerâs face painted on it came flying toward his head.
He ducked.
The ball smashed into a vending machine.
âNice. Even my face wants to hurt me.â
Heâd been hired to host the Worldâs First Bowling Alley Debate Championship.
The rules?
Make 200 strangers disagree about something.
Winner gets $5,000.
Loser gets fired from a bowling ball cannon.
GhostSlacker looked at the cannon.
âWho wrote these rules? A drunk insurance salesman?â
The host grabbed his microphone.
âStart a debate!â
GhostSlacker cleared his throat.
âWriting good hooks is important.â
Silence.
A man scratched his armpit.
Someone ordered french fries.
The host yawned.
âThatâs not a debate. Thatâs a sleeping pill.â
GhostSlacker sighed.
He opened The Agree or Disagree Prompt.
He fed it one strong opinion about writing hooks.
The tool fired back:
âAgree or Disagree: A Hook That Gets 1,000 Clicks but Attracts the Wrong Readers Is Worse Than One That Gets 100 Clicks From the Right People.â
Half the crowd stood up.
âAgree!â
The other half shouted, âDisagree!â
A woman waved her bowling shoe.
âMore clicks mean more chances to sell!â
A man yelled back.
âNot if those people donât want what youâre selling!â
GhostSlacker smiled.
âFinally. An argument with actual reasons.â
The host checked the crowd meter.
Two hundred people were debating.
GhostSlacker had won.
Then the cannon started loading.
He froze.
âHold on. I won!â
The host grinned.
âCorrect. Now the crowd votes on whether you deserve the prize.â
GhostSlacker stared at 200 angry bowlers.
âOh, wonderful. I invented a debate and became the next topic.â
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