My daughter does debate and I keep telling her she needs to master the passive aggressive comment that tears down the opposing argument while simultaneously looking polite 

The good old "not really a question, more like a comment...", proceeds to explain why you are an idiot, without giving you the right to respond :)

south_korea_ln

That's a good point. Our weaknesses tend to be heavily discussed during our presentations.

Undisciplined

FiresidePhilosophy

Embody your weaknesses

cryotosensei

One day I want to try, "Regarding this job, I have no weaknesses. As to personal weaknesses, that's none of your business."

Thankfully in academia, "What are your weaknesses" never comes up. Probably because your weaknesses are plain to see in your papers and presentations 