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Argument Quotes - Page 4

Extrapolations are the last refuge of a groundless argument.

Thomas Sowell (1995). “The Vision of the Anointed: Self-congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy”, p.68, Basic Books

We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself.

Samuel Butler (2008). “The Note-books of Samuel Butler: Easyread Comfort Edition”, p.223, ReadHowYouWant.com

When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true one, then it is properly called a sophism or fallacy.

Isaac Watts (1813). “The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts D.D. in Nine Volumes”, p.495

The Argument from Intimidation is a confession of intellectual impotence.

Ayn Rand (1988). “The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z”, p.56, Penguin

It is a predisposition of human nature to consider an unpleasant idea untrue, and then it is easy to find arguments against it.

Sigmund Freud (2015). “A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis: Top of Sigmund Freud”, p.7, 谷月社

In a family argument, if it turns out you are right, apologize at once.

Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.322, Penguin

Argument need not be heated; it can be punctuated with courteous smiles - or sympathetic tears.

J. Sidlow Baxter (1994). “Awake, My Heart: Daily Devotional Studies for the Year”, p.332, Kregel Publications

A little experience is worth much argument; a few facts are better than any theory.

William Stanley Jevons (1883). “Methods of Social Reform: And Other Papers”

All argument is against it; but all belief is for it.

Quoted in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) (entry for 31 Mar. 1778)