HOW TO ARGUE
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James Joyner | Saturday, February 22, 2003 |
Jane Galt of Asymmetrical Information has a rather long response to people who send her hate mail. Well worth the read. It always strikes me how few people can muster a decent argument, resorting instead to ad hominem attacks, ranting and raving, vulgar comments, and other such idiocy. I’m never sure what it is they expect to accomplish with those tactics. I don’t expect that anything I write here or post as comments on other blogs will change die-hard liberals into Bush loving, Saddam hating conservatives in one bold stroke–although there is always hope. But I hope people at least reflect on the rationale behind their own positions a bit. Personal attacks, name-calling, and other similar techniques simply cause people to be defensive and refuse to listen.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia.
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