32 Quotes About Argumentation

One surefire way to fail to overcome an objection is to dismiss it out of hand.

I shall disdain to cull my phrases or polish my style. I aim at being useful, and sincerity will render me unaffected; [...] wishing rather to persuade by the force of my arguments than dazzle by the elegance of my language

A man who hides himself, confesses as evidently the superiority of his enemy, as another who fairly delivers his arms.

Replace anger with peace,moderation and clear argumentation. It hurts more the other side!

I don't have time for mystical nonsense, I don't have time for intellectual argumentation - real problems of the world keep me busy enough.

For authors, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line only if you are writing the letter I.

If arguments could convince humans, there would be no arguments at all.

Forget the argumentation of logic over what is possible and what is not - action in the course of humaneness should be our prime directive, not argumentation.

Logic, it is often said, is the study of valid arguments. It is a systematic attempt to distinguish valid arguments from invalid arguments.