Academic Quote by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Academics don't normally manage to alter people's way of thinking through their strength of argument.

— David Crystal

You have to hear from people who believe something different from you. That's why you go to college.

— Jerry Falwell, Jr

Convincing yourself doesn't win an argument.

— Robert Half

I'm an academic. I'm hardwired for a good debate.

— Brené Brown

This is a large part of the academic profession: to make up complex, subtle arguments that are childishly ridiculous but are enveloped in sufficient…

— Noam Chomsky

In science it often happens that scientists say, "You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken..."

— Carl Sagan

“The goal of argumentation is to make a case so forceful (note the metaphor) that skeptics are coerced into believing it—they are powerless to…

— Steven Pinker

I want my arguments to be good arguments on the basis of what I actually have to say.

— Judith Butler

I'm not quite pompous enough to think of myself as an educator or a man capable of definitive refutation of falsehoods.

— John Shirley

“Backing up your argument with unnamed sources, rumored facts and hearsay only backs your view and your professional reputation into a corner. Argue the…

— Loren Weisman

Our whole educational system, from the elementary schools to the universities, is increasingly turning out people who have never heard enough conflicting arguments to…

— Thomas Sowell

“Winning an argument is of no value. What you want is to win a convert. And people who lose arguments are more likely to…

— Harry Browne