[Avodah] What was the point of Avrahams tefilla/debate with Hashem about Sdom?

[Micha Berger via Avodah]

On Mon, Nov 02, 2015 at 04:18:43PM +0200, Marty Bluke via Avodah wrote:
: > It is Avraham airing just how unfair he thinks it all is. It is his
: > maintaining a relationship with the Borei, as an end in itself.
: 
: In this case maybe I can see that, that Avraham is simply saying it is
: unfair...

And spelling out in detail every element of why it seems unfair to him.

:                          ...                                 When Moshe
: Rabenu on various occasions tells Hashem not to destroy the Jewish people
: because what will the Egyptians say? It is pretty clear that he is
: attempting to persuade....

Or explaining in detail why he finds Hashem's decision surprising.

Etc...

When you call someone you love and discuss how your day went, do you
give a one line summary of its problems?

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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