The Real Way You Always Know Who Lost the Debate — Slate
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The Real Way You Always Know Who Lost the Debate — Slate
When we seclude ourselves from opposing arguments, our opinions solidify, and it becomes increasingly harder to disrupt our established patterns of thinking.
Ozan Varol • Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life
the hallmark of a civil debate is when you can acknowledge that which is good in the position of the person you disagree with.
Krista Tippett • Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and the Art of Living
To win a deliberative argument, don’t try to outscore your opponent. Try instead to get your way.
Jay Heinrichs • Thank You for Arguing, Third Edition
such dismissive critiques are often presented as worldliness, as knowledge and experience, even when they draw from neither.
Rebecca Solnit • Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
Most debates are not really debates; They are two people with different life experiences talking over each other.
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whether there’s any point in arguing at all.