Thursday, April 28

Apologies if this entry doesn't make any sense

I just happened across This article on constructive argument. Admittedly, it's in the context of arcane and esoteric details of strategy in a game that star trek nerds think is nerdy, but the point holds -- giving good reasons for your position turns a pissing contest into a source of new knowledge.

2 comments:

JeremyHussell said...

So true! Arguments are only bad things if you argue poorly. Found some poor tactics to watch for (and avoid yourself): pithy, wordy.

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