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If they are attempting to be logical, the first person will try to justify what they’re saying by constructing a logical argument to back it up. The second person should then either try to find a flaw in their logical argument, or try to construct their own logical argument to back up their assertion that the person is wrong.
Eugenia Cheng • The Art of Logic
This is a massive problem in decision-making. We try to close down the solution space of any problem in order to arrive at a single right answer that is difficult to argue with.
Adam Grant • Are We Too Impatient to Be Intelligent?
thinking. They embrace a very specific way of arguing and thinking that includes a highly restrictive definition of what constitutes reasonable grounds for moving ahead with a project, a very narrow definition of proof. For analytical thinking, all proof emanates from the past-a general rule handed down from the past, or a set of observations of ev
... See moreRoger L. Martin • The Design of Business
soundly but starting from different basic beliefs. So two people can both be logical but still disagree about things.
Eugenia Cheng • The Art of Logic
intuition can sometimes get things wrong. And intuition is what people use in life to make decisions. But logic can help you work out the right answer.
Mark Haddon • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Too often people flail in their disagreements because they either don’t know or don’t think about how they should engage effectively; they just blurt out whatever they think and argue.