Constructing Arguments

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A human silhouette filled with birds and insects is overlaid with a circular target, binary code, and abstract shapes against a sky background with clouds.
The Well
Social media supercharged our disagreements. Could AI help us resolve them?
Duke sociologist Dr. Christopher Bail on the tech’s potential to foster empathy in an age of division.
Christopher Bail & Lee Helland
John Templeton Foundation
A man and a woman in ancient attire sit at a table indoors, engaged in conversation; beside the jug, roses, and scroll lies a small straw man figure.
Mini Philosophy
Daniel Dennett’s 4 rules for a good debate
What's the point in fighting a made up monster?
Jonny Thomson
Illustration of two boxers in vintage-style attire, with one boxer extending a punch toward the other against a yellow background.
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The Well
How to argue like a debate world champion
“If intelligence is the ability to respond to any argument, wisdom lies in knowing which parts of an argument to respond to.” Harvard debate coach Bo Seo explains how to argue better.
Bo Seo
11mins
The Big Think Interview
How to smell a weak argument coming
Train for any argument with Harvard’s former debate coach, Bo Seo.
Bo Seo
A silhouetted figure with outstretched arms appears in bright, radiant light against a blue sky, evoking an ethereal effect that invites reflection on arguments against God.
The Well
3 arguments against God, explained by a Catholic bishop
“The very best arguments against God have been formulated by believers.”
Bishop Robert Barron
John Templeton Foundation
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High Culture
Why Arthur Schopenhauer would have hated modern education
Many of his criticisms ring true today.
Tim Brinkhof
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