Collection 2.1

Arguments and Arguers

Separating the person from the argument makes you more likely to see when anyone is saying something useful.

What to Notice

  • Hearing useful things from even the unlikeliest of sources
  • The freedom to evaluate ideas on their own terms
  • Your growing ability to learn from anyone, no matter who they are

Concepts in This Collection

F020

Ad Hominem

Attacking the person making an argument rather than addressing the argument itself.

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P004

Ideological Turing Test

A test of your understanding of opposing views: can you state the other side's position so clearly and persuasively that its adherents would believe you genuinely hold it? Named by economist Bryan Caplan, inspired by Turing's test for machine intelligence.

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1.2 Categories and Groups2.2 Representation of the Argument
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