Posts Tagged ‘Arguments’

How to Argue with Fools

Friday, September 21st, 2007
1. Many arguments suffer from the two partners using different sets of basic premises.
2. Address this with your argument-partner if necessary.

A friend of mine is an investment banker. She asked me yesterday: How do you argue with someone who simply states that he won’t invest in emerging markets? How do you reason him into not passing up on this chance?

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