Quotes About Argument

Who but a drunk, I wonder looking back, could sit on the porch alone and get in an argument?)

It is the news that no one is singular, that no argument will change the course, that one's time is more gone than not, and what is left waits to be spent gracefully and attentively, if not quite so actively.

I shuddered when I thought of the possible consequences of my consent; but I felt that there was some justice in his argument.

They were not fighting over what to do, but over whom to blame.

Truth or falsehood must be one's sole concern and sole criterion of judgment—not anyone's approval or disapproval; and, above all, not the approval of those whose standards are the opposite of one's own. Let me emphasize that the Argument from Intimidation does not consist of introducing moral judgment into intellectual issues, but of substituting moral judgment for intellectual argument.

The absence of even rough agreement on the facts puts every opinion on equal footing and therefore eliminates the basis for thoughtful compromise. It rewards not those who are right, but those - like the White House press office - who can make their arguments most loudly, most frequently, most obstinately, and with the best backdrop.

A rejection of absolutism, in all its forms, may sometimes slip into moral relativism or even nihilism, an erosion of values that hold society together, but for most of our history it has encouraged the very process of information gathering, analysis, argument, and persuasion which allows us to make better, if not perfect, choices – not only about the means to our ends, but also the ends themselves.

As Tim aptly described it, Larry could hear your arguments, restate them better than you could, and then show why you were wrong.

Emmy said Kent and June didn't use weapons, just mouths, both parties packing serious heat in that department. Kent was a yeller, but mouthwise, June was an AR-15. Instant reload, engineered to kill.

The kind of truth that can be asserted by argument had lost all glamour, all lustre, for him, seeming no more now than another aspect of that ancient urge - much older than the desire for truth - to command attention, dominate one's fellows.

propositional statements

That voice didn't have logic on its side, but it didn't need to. It had good lungs and just outscreamed logic.

One reason we are willing to follow our fantasies down the rabbit hole of religious unity is that we have become uncomfortable with argument. Especially when it comes to religion, we desperately want everyone to get along

debating with the devil had never been productive for anyone.

He who frames an issue, wins that issue more often than not. - unknown

If you really want to persuade someone who doesn't wish to be persuaded, you should tell him a story.

For emotion is the enemy of rational argument.

An expert whose argument reeks of restraint or nuance often doesn't get much attention.

His best chance of doing so is to engage the public's emotions, for emotion is the enemy of rational argument.

An opponent who feels his argument is ignored isn't likely to engage with you at all.

emotion is the enemy of rational argument.

it is even harder to persuade people who do not wish to be persuaded.

To a certain extent, Ruef's and Burt's research is a validation of the celebrated "strength of weak ties" argument first proposed by Mark Granovetter

It takes cognitive toil and literary dexterity to pare an argument to its essentials, narrate it in an orderly sequence, and illustrate it with analogies that are both familiar and accurate.