How to think quickly while arguing or in a fight.

     Most of the time in an argument the conversation moves quickly. Since you seem to benefit from more thinking time, you need to control the pacing in an authoritative fashion.
     For instance, while the person your are speaking with is stating their argument, wait for your turn to speak patiently. When it's your turn, take a breath and a long pause, while maintaining eye contact. You need to ensure through body language that you have something profound to say, without seeming like you are hesitant.

     Once you establish this silence, begin to speak confidently and slowly. Speak at half the volume of your counterpart. This can demonstrate your sense of control over the situation and make you seem very level headed.

     This will also give you more time to establish your thought process. Basically, my advice is to slow down the conversation, and to make that a meaningful part of the presentation of your argument.

• I say space out. Daydream.
• Practice yourself to think in paralels. If Im talking to you about the road system and why it is good/bad - you compare it to the way ants move, or how ferry lines uses a diffrent way of transporting people. Catch my drift?
• By being able to think and compare to other things that might or might not be connected, you get to see it from a new perspective.
  So being somewhat knowledgable about a great number of things, you might be able to compare the underlying systems at work. This in itself it a good way to train your brain to see connections. Just beware that the brain will tend to see connections because it wants to, not just because they are there.
• If you discuss with people online, Never post the first thing you wrote, unless you know what the hell you are talking about. The internet contains so much knowledge. Use it. So when you are talking to someone, state your arguments, and Always back it up with somewhat reliable sources. And state the source too. This is good for the argument, but it lets you learn a great deal about a good number of things while sifting through the information.
  
• I would suggest reading Richard Dawkins "The God Delusion", because it points out how much our own brains lie to us and why it does so. It made me see thing more clearly.

• I would also suggest that you read Hunter S Thompsons "Fear and Loathing: On the campaign trail 72'". It shows the Very, very sharp mind of Hunter and will sharpen yours to cause and affect I think.

• Strike up good conversations with strangers and learn from them. They might be absolutely bonkers, but you can look up facts afterwards to see where they come from.

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