Conclusion Quote by Rebecca Goldstein

In order to refute a conclusion, you have to put forth the best possible argument for it.

— Rebecca Goldstein

“[F]or all refutation must begin with some piece of knowledge which the disputants share; from blank doubt, no argument can begin.”

— Bertrand Russell

“people believe a conclusion is true, they are also very likely to believe arguments that appear to support it, even when these arguments are…

— Daniel Kahneman

“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

— Christopher Hitchens

“Repetition of an argument proves your determination, not truth.”

— Raheel Farooq

“It is useless to explain to a person who is already holding a conclusion.”

— Nitin Namdeo

“The point is simply to keep the argument going, to ensure that it never reaches a conclusion (which leads to confusion, fatigue and collusion)”

— Matthew d'Ancona

“I wanted our teachers to refrain from providing conclusions as starting points, but rather insist that students assemble valid evidence to reach their own…

— Deborah Kenny

“There is the greatest difference between presuming an opinion to be true, because, with every opportunity for contesting it, it has not been refuted,…

— John Stuart Mill

“You think an essay should have a hypothesis, a conclusion, should argue points. You really do bore me.”

— Carole Maso

“A presumption becomes a self-refuting assertion". ~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

— R. Alan Woods

“Let anyone start an argument; you should be the one to end it.”

— Tapan Ghosh