Summary of Stefan Molyneux's The Art of The Argument

By IRB Media

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#1 The Argument is the rational map that allows us to navigate and meet in reality. It is the only thing that can prevent the scourge of violence.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 5, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822501638

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Insights from Chapter 1

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The Argument is the rational map that allows us to navigate and meet in reality. It is the only thing that can prevent the scourge of violence.

Insights from Chapter 2

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There are two types of arguments: truth and value. Truth arguments aim to unite humanity under the challenging banner of actual reality. Value arguments aim at improvements in aesthetic or moral standards. Truth arguments are the court; value arguments are the law.

Insights from Chapter 3

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There is a problem of overlapping categories, which must be taken into account when drilling down from the general to the specific. While it is true that all men eat food, not everyone who eats food is a man.

Insights from Chapter 4

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The word tautology is used when two terms are introduced that seem different but turn out to be the same. This occurs more often than you might think in religious debates, political debates, and even in academic