Argument Quote by Aysha Taryam

“People rid the room of argument until they have no one left — except people who agree with them. It is understandable. But I…

— Bono

“Only those afraid of the truth seek to silence debate, intimidate those with whom they disagree, or slander their ideological counterparts. Those who know…

— Glenn Beck

“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

“We are all blinded by our beliefs. Only respectful debate can bring us closer to the greater truth.”

— JIm Steele

[T]he seeds of [the Argument Culture] can be found our classrooms, where a teacher will introduce an article or an idea . . .…

— Deborah Tannen

“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

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

— Jeanne Segal

“An audience that is unwilling to suspend its own presuppositions and biases while considering an opposed (or even unopposed) viewpoint not only frustrates the…

— Vincent E. Barry

“First, our communities expose us to disproportionate support for our own ideas. Second, they shield us from the disagreement of outsiders. Third, they cause…

— Kathryn Schulz

“In order to have important conversations, you will sometimes have to check your opinions at the door. There is no belief so strong that…

— Celeste Headlee

“Silence is an arguement hard to refute”

— Anonymous

“how easily people can zealously pursue and defend a point of view, often ignoring inconvenient facts that interfere with their desired belief structure. I”

— Jay Allan