I am always annoyed by the argument that torture is unacceptable AND it doesn&#x27;t work. It&#x27;s not totally implausible that this is true, but I think it&#x27;s very likely that torture &quot;works&quot; in some sense and certainly everyone practicing it expects it to work.<p>So... for an anti-torture position to have some meat to it, you have to make it clear that you think torture is unacceptable <i>even when it does work</i>.<p>If you&#x27;re not willing to sacrifice real lives and safety to avoid torture, I don&#x27;t think you are meaningfully against it, and you certainly stand no chance of persuading those convinced of its efficacy.