Ever watched an argument turn into a tangle of side points and personal digs? It’s easy to lose the plot. Sherlock Holmes had a better approach. He said:
“In solving a problem … the grand thing is to be able to reason backwards.”
He meant to start with what’s known, and work…
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You suggest adding healthier breakroom snacks, and someone snaps, “So you want to ban donuts now?” That’s a classic “straw man”: misrepresenting your point to make it easier to attack. It’s a tactic often used in debates, online spats, and everyday conversations.
As Darwin once…
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Before making your next argument, pause. Are you truly listening? Psychiatrist M. Scott Peck once said:
“You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.”
If you’re planning your rebuttal while the other person speaks, you’re not really listening –…
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Rhetoric isn’t just for debate teams or politicians – it’s for all of us, every day. Whether you're making a case at work, talking with a friend, or asking for what you need, how you communicate matters.
Lee Iacocca once said:
“You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get…
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In any disagreement, how we respond matters just as much as what we believe. The French philosopher Michel de Montaigne observed:
"He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak."
Raising our voices, interrupting, or mocking doesn’t make our…
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In any disagreement, we face a choice: do we argue to win, or do we converse to understand? Former President Gerald Ford put it simply:
"We can disagree without being disagreeable."
Disagreeing well isn’t about avoiding conflict—it’s about handling it with respect. It means…
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