There is no argument in the world carries the hatred that a religious belief does. Will Rogers

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The argument from intimidation is a confession of intellectual impotence. Ayn Rand

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• violence

The first trick of the winning argument is the trick of abandoning trickery. Gerry Spence

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• oratory

Our willingness to openly reveal our feelings in our argument nearly always builds our credibility. Gerry Spence

• argument
• honesty

Successful argument unfolds when we have regained the ability to reveal ourselves, to expose our feelings, and simply ask for what we want. Gerry Spence

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• candor

Words that do not create images should be discarded. Gerry Spence

• oratory
• argument
• words
• speech

I am not as concerned about choosing the right words as I am in letting the words flow naturally. Gerry Spence

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• words
• argument
• oratory

The most effective structure for any argument will always be story. Gerry Spence

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A concession coming from your mouth is not nearly as hurtful as an exposure coming from your opponent's. Gerry Spence

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The key to opening the other to our arguments is to empower the other to reject us. Gerry Spence

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I argue very well. Ask any of my remaining friends. I can win an argument on any topic. People know this and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me. Dave Barry

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• people skills

When you fight with a pig, you both get dirty. But the pig likes it. John Patrick Dolan

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A gentleman does not take part in major arguments over minor issues. John Bridges

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• manners

When a gentleman is confronted by arguments that he considers foolish, he does not attempt to refute them with reason. Instead, he keeps silent, knowing that logic is useless in the war against irrationality. John Bridges

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It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into. Jonathan Swift

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• reason

This is the perpetual and pitiful tragedy of the practical man in practical affairs. He always begins with a flourish of contempt for what he calls theorizing and what people who can do it call thinking. He will not wait for logic - that is, in the most exact sense, he will not listen to reason. It will therefore appear to him an idle and ineffectual proceeding to say that there is a reason for his present failure. Nevertheless, it may be well to say it, and to try and make it clear even to him. Gilbert Keith Chesterton

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I'm not entitled to have an opinion unless I can state the arguments against my position better than the people who are in opposition. I think that I am qualified to speak only when I've reached that state. Charlie Munger

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The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him. Leo Tolstoy

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Argue passionately for your beliefs; listen intently to your adversaries, and root for yourself to lose. When you lose, you've learned something. Steven Landsburg

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• listening

It is a vast, and pervasive, cognitive mistake to assume that people who agree with you (or disagree) do so on the same criteria that you care about. Megan McCardle

• thought
• argument

There is giant untapped potential in disagreement, especially if the disagreement is between two or more thoughtful people. Ray Dalio

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Ironically, people who suppress the mini-confrontations for fear of conflict tend to have huge conflicts later, which can lead to separation, precisely because they let minor problems fester. On the other hand, people who address the mini-conflicts head-on in order to straighten things out tend to have the great, long-lasting relationships. Ray Dalio

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• candor
• relationships

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Everyday words are inherently imprecise. They work well enough in everyday life that you don't notice. Words seem to work, just as Newtonian physics seems to. But you can always make them break if you push them far enough. Paul Graham

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• words
• argument

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers. Voltaire

• argument

Next time you're in a debate, ask yourself if someone is on offense or defense. If they're neither, then you know you have someone you can learn from. Julien Smith

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If your view of the world is that people use reason for their important decisions, you are setting yourself up for a life of frustration and confusion. You'll find yourself continually debating people and never winning except in your own mind. Few things are as destructive and limiting as a worldview that assumes people are mostly rational. Scott Adams

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• reason

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In disputes upon moral or scientific points, let your aim be to come at truth, not to conquer your opponent. So you never shall be at a loss in losing the argument, and gaining a new discovery. Arthur Martine

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