The Tenth Man Rule: How to Take Devil’s Advocacy to a New Level
A reflection on the Tenth Man Rule, a form of institutionalised devil's advocacy. How can we benefit from a professional pain in the neck?
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Why I Stopped Arguing With People
I am a software engineer, and I used to enjoy arguing with people for technical correctness. Code reviews, design meetings, mailing-list threads, dinner tables. If someone was wrong, I wanted them to know it, and I wanted them to know exactly why. I collected counterarguments…
Ancient Greek antilogic is the craft of suspending judgment
Sophists like Protagoras used the rhetoric of antilogic to escape from the illusion of truth and make room for uncertainty
How to have better arguments | Psyche Guides
Arguing well isn’t just about winning. A philosophical approach will help you and the other person get much more out of it
How I Learned to Talk to Aggressive People | by Savannah Carreno | Aug, 202
As someone who researches American religion, I find myself in impassioned conversations quite often. Religion is a beautiful element that…
Double Crux — A Strategy for Resolving Disagreement
(Cross posted to LessWrong)
Beginner's Guide to Arguing Constructively
How to turn arguments from vicious battles into productive dialogues.
The best way to win an argument
How do you change someone’s mind if you think you are right and they are wrong? Psychology reveals the last thing to do is the tactic we usually resort to. You are, I’m afraid to say, mistake…
A Gentler, Better Way to Change Minds
Stop wielding your values as a weapon and start offering them as a gift.