One of my biggest pet peeves is people who put down millennials and blame my generation on every issue we face today. However, one fatal flaw I have realized in people my age, especially during this election cycle, is our tendency to fight and argument with those who have opposing views, rather than educate or debate with them.

Screaming and fighting with others is not an effective way to get one's voice heard, understood or respected in any way. In Facebook comments and Twitter replies though, that's all I ever see. Mindless arguments about how "you're wrong and I'm right"; end of story. This type of argumentation is a dead end for everyone. If you truly want to convince someone that a way of thinking is correct, you have to offer an insightful and thoughtful justification for it.

For example, while I agree with the majority that Trump is not a worthy or qualified person to be president, I know that the way to convince his supporters of that is not to belittle or scream at them. Burning the American flag, yelling in the streets, and other acts of outrage make the resistance against him appear more like a temper tantrum than a protest.

I'm all for exercising our freedom of speech (and anything that fights against Trump's presidency) but peaceful debate and factual information against Trumps qualifications are infinitely more convincing to both his supporters and those in higher offices than complaining.

Aside from this election specifically, I see the stubbornness and resistance against opposing ideas in my generation on a daily basis. When confronted with any situation or topic that makes us uncomfortable, we either run from it or cover our ears while yelling our own ideas at them.

Debate is an essential aspect of life. In business, education, politics, family dinners even, it is important to be able to confront adversity head on with pensive, intelligent arguments in your favor. And if the other side still can't consider, or at least respect your side of an issue, then that is their own stubbornness and ignorance. Rise above it.

Next time you want to scream at someone and tell them how wrong they are, recollect, gather your facts, and debate with them instead. Next time a controversial speaker comes to your college or town, don't protest against their coming there. Go to hear them speak, and then question them, debate with them.

You just might prove them wrong. It is far more rewarding to debate with adversity, than to run away from it.