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> That is, you have to be willing to use arguments that you think are false, just because the person you're trying to convince will believe them.

I think genuinely arguing over whether something is true or false, is rarer than it seems. More often, I think we find ourselves arguing over which things are important, or how we should feel about something. In which case, I think you can put yourself in someone else's shoes and still be perfectly sincere.




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