The secret to winning a match

Determination and 'loudness' are the best way to win any debate or argument, even if you're wrong, according to a new study.

Researchers from the University of Washington (USA) have drawn the above conclusion after studying the activity of users of Twitter social networking site. They discovered, the more stubborn, the more powerful and the more reliable they were.

Decisively and loudly will help you dominate the quarrel.

The team analyzed more than 1 billion pieces of news, short announcements or comments of no more than 140 characters (tweet) for Twitter users in various US sporting events, including the award. Super Bowl 2013 Super Cup, to determine whether accuracy or assertiveness makes them more popular.

Researchers have developed a software program that can filter more than 1 billion tweets to pick out the names of sports teams, nicknames and common phrases, often associated with prediction, such as 'win' and 'lose' . The words 'defeated', 'destroyed' and 'crushed' posted in tweets are also considered clusters of certainty.

The team used the above phrases to measure the 'loudness' of social network messages.

The results showed that, despite the fact that professional commentators and amateur fans gave the same amount of accurate and misleading conjectures, those who were "loudly" insisted on their views. The more it is judged to be more reliable and more people register.

One research author explained: 'The most perfect is that you have just spoken correctly and proved certain. But if one has to choose one, the determination will bring you more followers (on the Tweeter page) and more authority. This may be due to a psychological phenomenon, people hate ambiguity. Normally, few people dare to believe in those who only dare to make sure 90% '.