Rationality Quote by Alasdair MacIntyre

“Debate is an attempt to cling to the illusion of control provided by a point of view designed to keep the ego in place;…

— Oli Anderson

“A lively debate in a Braintrust meeting is not being waged in the hopes of any one person winning the day. To the extent…

— Ed Catmull

“In a democratic system, the medium of dialogue is the best medium for not allowing the debate to become a dispute.”

— Ramnath Kovind

“Our civic life is heavily marked—indeed, pocked—by debates in which each side is so certain of its position that any movement is effectively impossible.…

— Leah Hager Cohen

“while creating a debate is easy, creating a rigorous debate requires a deliberate approach.”

— Liz Wiseman

The power of real debate is in the language and intellectual honesty of the debaters, alongside the engagement of spectators.

— Ruzwana Bashir

Debates require a lot of hard work and preparation. If you try to wing it, it shows.

— Mark McKinnon

“Without critical work, political awareness is likely to remain superficial and rhetorical.”

— Carter Heyward

“Explicit arguments are the everlasting combat tools of a debate winner. Not the raising of the voice.”

— Klaudio Marashi

“There are two sides to every dialogue, but if you accept the other side's terms without demanding equal time for your own, then they…

— David Weber

“Because arguments require an expenditure of time and energy, we need to consider what is worth arguing about and what is not.”

— Jeanne Segal

“the late historian and cultural critic Christopher Lasch in his book The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy. His description of…

— John Fea