Argument Quote by Alain de Botton

The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.

— Andre Maurois

Passionate expression and vehement assertion are no arguments, unless it be of the weakness of the cause that is defended by them, or of…

— William Chillingworth

I try to most effectively and persuasively present our argument, in a way that gives other people the information they need to decide, on…

— Josh Earnest

A lot of arguments can be avoided if we simply stop and think about our response before we say it.

— Charles Harper

I tend to judge a piece of criticism by how smart I find the argument. This, I know,, is not how everyone does it.

— Michelle Dean

You can't always win arguments as a writer, but you have to just go ahead and say, well, I'm doing it that way anyway.

— Dean Koontz

Despite arguments to the contrary, it matters what you say.

— Neera Tanden

“Engaging the arguments of those who hold differing opinions is always a worthy use of one’s time. It’s how we strengthen our rhetorical skills…

— Alyssa Cole

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

— Joseph Joubert

So long as an opinion is strongly rooted in the feelings, it gains rather than loses in stability by having a preponderating weight of…

— John Stuart Mill

A good argument diluted to avoid criticism is not nearly as good as the undiluted argument, because we best arrive at truth through a…

— Clarence Thomas

Sometimes arguments get publicized so much that it gets blown all the hell out of proportion.

— Dickey Betts