#argument

Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be—or to be indistinguishable from—self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time. ↗

— Neal Stephenson

#trolls #free

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better. ↗

— George Santayana

#appear #argument #better #function #make

I'm sorry to say that the subject I most disliked was mathematics. I have thought about it. I think the reason was that mathematics leaves no room for argument. If you made a mistake, that was all there was to it. ↗

— Malcolm X

#mathematics #schooling #mathematics

Those who plead their cause in the absence of an opponent can invent to their heart's content, can pontificate without taking into account the opposite point of view and keep the best arguments for themselves, for aggressors are always quick to attack those who have no means of defence. ↗

— Christine de Pizan

#deceit #defenselessness #double-standards #falsehood #hypocrisy

Argument is meant to reveal the truth, not to create it. ↗

— Edward de Bono

#create #meant #reveal #truth

After an argument, silence may mean acceptance or the continuation of resistance by other means. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#after #argument #continuation #may #mean

I passionately believe that's it's not just what you say that counts, it's also how you say it - that the success of your argument critically depends on your manner of presenting it. ↗

— Alain de Botton

#argument #believe #counts #critically #depends

I'm not going to get in to an argument with anyone about the relative merits of Judaism and Christianity, and what it means for a Jewish kid to be a Christian - I'm just not interested in that argument. ↗

— T-Bone Burnett

#anyone #argument #christian #christianity #get

You know the green grifters have no argument when they start raising the 'no blood for oil' cry on the blogs. Excuse me, if Obama's make-sure-your-tires-are-properly-inflated administration would simply allow more energy production here in the U.S., that wouldn't be a problem very long, would it? ↗

— Howie Carr

#allow #argument #blogs #blood #cry

On the other hand, it is not fair to say that changes in federal policy have caused our tuition to rise faster. Every economic argument imaginable would indicate that we should raise tuition at a faster rate than we do. ↗

— Charles Vest

#caused #changes #economic #every #fair