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Can Irrational people Be Persuaded with Rationality?

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Can Irrational people Be Persuaded with Rationality?
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RE: Can Irrational people Be Persuaded with Rationality?
July 6, 2013 at 11:22 pm (This post was last modified: July 6, 2013 at 11:22 pm by Angrboda.)
(July 6, 2013 at 10:39 pm)bennyboy Wrote: Is it rational to use a rational argument with an irrational person? I don't think so. In fact, if you try it more than twice, you probably aren't much more rational than the other guy.
I was going to argue the point with you, but decided against that course of action.
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RE: Can Irrational people Be Persuaded with Rationality? - by Angrboda - July 6, 2013 at 11:22 pm

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