tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post1690468182238139712..comments2024-03-28T12:34:14.649-07:00Comments on dangerous idea: On argumentVictor Repperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-85204958333990988642020-09-01T07:11:25.889-07:002020-09-01T07:11:25.889-07:00Still others have the ability, but will not to use...Still others have the ability, but will not to use it correctly for personal reasons in certain cases.bmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05855545675821692382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-77154274772011466832020-09-01T06:40:55.613-07:002020-09-01T06:40:55.613-07:00A person could value reasons as a means to acquire...<b>A person could value reasons as a means to acquire truth, but be confused about what makes an argument a good one.</b><br /><br />I think this is basically what Legion was getting at. Some people don't value reason at all and others do but are ignorant of how it works either through lack of study or lack of ability.bmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05855545675821692382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-69000095202559261532020-08-31T22:30:32.081-07:002020-08-31T22:30:32.081-07:00A person could value reasons as a means to acquire...A person could value reasons as a means to acquire truth, but be confused about what makes an argument a good one. Victor Repperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-9790816280080758252020-08-31T22:00:45.676-07:002020-08-31T22:00:45.676-07:00Most people are not logically trained, so rhetoric...Most people are not logically trained, so rhetorical flourishes that generate emotional responses have far more weight than they ought.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593005679430527458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-30792689205627962322020-08-31T21:21:31.091-07:002020-08-31T21:21:31.091-07:00An argument can be convincing without being a logi...<b>An argument can be convincing without being a logically good argument.</b><br /><br />Only if you don't value reason as a means to acquire truth.<br /><br /><b>However, a logically good argument ought to be convincing, even if it is not.</b><br /><br />Only if you do value reason as a means to acquire truth.bmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05855545675821692382noreply@blogger.com