#argument

I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. 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

#respect #respect

Why do people always assume that volume will succeed when logic won’t? - Damon ↗

— L.J. Smith

#damon #elena #fiction #romance #vampire

It's often a bad sign when people defend themselves against charges which haven't been made. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#defensiveness #noam-chomsky #september- #iraq

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

Argumentation is a human enterprise that is embedded in a larger social and psychological context. This context includes (1) the total psyches of the two persons engaged in dialogue, (2) the relationship between the two persons, (3) the immediate situation in which they find themselves and (4) the larger social, cultural and historical situation surrounding them. ↗

— Peter Kreeft

#culture #dialogue #psychology #relationships #sociology

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 remember having an argument with Alan, I said the Queen's not just going to call the guy up and send him out to do it. And Alan says, well, how would a monarch give orders to her assassin. ↗

— Eddie Campbell

#argument #assassin #call #give #going

The other night I ate at a real nice family restaurant. Every table had an argument going. ↗

— George Carlin

#ate #every #family #going #had