“All logical arguments can be defeated by the simple refusal to reason logically”
Steven Weinberg (1933) American theoretical physicist
Source: Dreams of a Final Theory
“Arguments cannot be answered by personal abuse; there is no logic in slander, and falsehood, in the long run, defeats itself.”
Source: Some Mistakes of Moses
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Gerry Spence (1929) American lawyer
Source: How to Argue and Win Every Time (1995), Ch. 12 The Unbeatable Power Argument : Delivering the Knockout p. 191
Context: The power argument is an argument so powerful in its structure, so compelling in its delivery that when we assume the power stance the argument cannot be defeated. The power argument need not fill the air with noise. It need not create pandemonium. It need not destroy the opponent. It can be quiet. Gentle. It can embrace love, not anger, understanding, not hate.
Sabine Hossenfelder (1976) German theoretical physicist
Lost in Math, Chapter 4, p. 78, 2018 hardcover ed.
Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray (2018)
Robert G. Ingersoll (1833–1899) Union United States Army officer
The trial of Charles B. Reynolds for blasphemy (1887)
“Men! When you cannot win an argument, you either run away or resort to force.”
Robert Jordan (1948–2007) American writer
Egwene al'Vere
(15 November 1990)
“I am the logic of all arguments - Arguments are of three kinds:”
Baba Hari Dass (1923–2018) master yogi, author, builder, commentator of Indian spiritual tradition
1) jalpa (arrogant argument) – In this type of argument one tries to establish one's point of view by contradicting the opponent's argument without considering whether the opponent's argument is right or wrong.
2) vitanda (destructive criticism) – In this type of argument the person simply destroys the opponent's viewpoint by misleading argument.
3) vada (logical argument) – In this type of argument one uses a method of discussion with reasoning with an aim to find out what is truth and what is untruth. Reasoning is the best method of discussion to achieve the truth. This is why the Lord says, “Among arguments, I am vada or logical argument.”
Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Ch. VII-XII, 2014
“Will a job be the best solution to this fear over the long run?’ In my opinion, the answer is ‘no.”
Robert T. Kiyosaki (1947) American finance author , investor
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!