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Re:Stages of Argument (2000) by philsnow on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @04:36PM (#40732140)
> This analysis totally ignores the power of snappiness. Of being laconic.

You can convince somebody with an unsound argument if you say it in a certain way, but it seems unethical to do so.

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Re:Stages of Argument (2000) by avmich on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @07:32PM (#40733476)
It's also may not work for somebody who has a habit of coming back to the arguments in his thoughts and finding questions - if he can't answer them well enough.
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