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Why Arguments (Almost) Never Work: Motivated Reasoning And Persuasion
Why Arguments (Almost) Never Work: Motivated Reasoning And Persuasion

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Were I writing this essay a year or two ago, I’d have started it this way: When disagreements arise, the first impulse for many of us is to give direct arguments in favor of our own viewpoint. In other words, you give reasons directly for some conclusion in the expectation that the audience will share […]

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