A principle is only useful if you can legitimately take the opposite side.
Otherwise it's simply an aspiration that everyone else is also shooting for.
kepanotwitter.comA principle is only useful if you can legitimately take the opposite side. Otherwise it's simply an aspiration that everyone else is also shooting for.
Bill Bernbach: A principle isn't a principle until it costs you something.
A principle isn’t a principle until it costs you something.
- Bill Bernbach
The Principle of Charity will keep us focused on the issues most relevant to making our case. But effective arguments also require appeal to relevant evidence (facts and principles supporting or opposing a position).