it is difficult to become any better at argument and persuasion when you have a reputation as an intelligent person and can convince anyone of anything
Yeah, pretty much.
It is sometimes useful, at that point, to put aside the goal of becoming better at argument and persuasion, and instead pursue for a while the goal of becoming better at distinguishing true assertions from false ones.
Yeah, pretty much.
It is sometimes useful, at that point, to put aside the goal of becoming better at argument and persuasion, and instead pursue for a while the goal of becoming better at distinguishing true assertions from false ones.