ARMED WITH THEORY
Enter the ArenaClaim, grounds, warrant, backing, qualifier, rebuttal — the anatomy of every argument.
ExploreFind common ground. Acknowledge opposition. Build consensus through empathy.
ExploreExordium, narratio, confirmatio, refutatio, peroratio — rhetoric since Aristotle.
ExploreAttacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.
Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack.
Presenting only two options when more exist.
Using an authority figure's opinion as evidence without proper justification.
Claiming one event will inevitably lead to extreme consequences.
Introducing an irrelevant topic to divert attention from the argument.
Using the conclusion as a premise in the argument itself.
Drawing broad conclusions from insufficient or unrepresentative evidence.
Free will is an illusion constructed by evolutionary necessity.
EngageArtificial intelligence will never achieve genuine understanding.
EngageDemocracy requires informed citizens to function — and that standard has never been met.
EngageScientific consensus is a social construct, not a path to truth.
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