Disagree! Publicly refuting arguments that are wrong has important social value in convincing the yet-undecided silent majority. But it's definitely the case that not all argument is productive in this way and there's an art to being effective.
Bad: arguing with everyone who seems wrong. Good: arguing with people whose minds could be changed. Better: arguing with people whose minds could be changed by you. Best: arguing with people who could change your mind for the better.
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Vitalik, I completely agree that qualified & educated arguments are productive, but as u wrote, there's 'an art to being effective', & so it behooves us not to 'argue' for best effect. Instead, we civilly refute, discuss, debate etc, so that listeners are provided a rounded case
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Bestest: doing something good or making something beautiful, bypassing argument altogether.
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If you want me to argue with you, you have to post something I disagree with. This ain't it.
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Somewhere on this spectrum is arguing with someone whose mind cannot be changed when the argument may change the mind of a listener
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Errare humanum est
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Best-est: winning the argument with your credit card provider to forgive the charges
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Bester: Hive mind.
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Hah, I think "Best" suitable for any internet discussion But Only if you and your opponent have strong arguments
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