Ahh..no, I'm working from very different definitions in that sentence.
"Right": factually correct about the topic at hand "Moral high ground": I feel I have been more moral/ethical than my opponent by my own personal standards, which include acknowledging when someone else is correct and you have been incorrect
Public perception has nothing to do with it, apart from the fact that now that I think about it I also value making sure other people understand my POV. They don't have to agree with it, just acknowledge it and see where I'm coming from. Once my POV is understood, I feel I have a grasp of the facts, and I'm comfortable that my behaviour has been ethical, I'm quite happy with an arguments conclusion, regardless of whether or not I "win".
(And in case this isn't clear: I'm not saying my way of arguing is always better than being competitive, it has it's own flaws, I'm just describing it)
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"Right": factually correct about the topic at hand
"Moral high ground": I feel I have been more moral/ethical than my opponent by my own personal standards, which include acknowledging when someone else is correct and you have been incorrect
Public perception has nothing to do with it, apart from the fact that now that I think about it I also value making sure other people understand my POV. They don't have to agree with it, just acknowledge it and see where I'm coming from. Once my POV is understood, I feel I have a grasp of the facts, and I'm comfortable that my behaviour has been ethical, I'm quite happy with an arguments conclusion, regardless of whether or not I "win".
(And in case this isn't clear: I'm not saying my way of arguing is always better than being competitive, it has it's own flaws, I'm just describing it)