A quote from How to Win an Argument (2024)

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How to win arguments quotes? ›

You don't win a debate by suppressing discussion; you win it with a better argument. One man's generalisation is another man's succinct yet profound summation of a complex theory or argument.

You can't win an argument. You can't because if you lose it, you lose it; and if you win it, you lose it. Arguments are to be avoided, they are always vulgar and often convincing. The silence is the worst part of any fight, because it's made up of all the things we wish we could say, if only we had the guts.

Don't lose sight of what truly matters.

“Fight for your dreams, and your dreams will fight for you.” — Paulo Coelho. Also featured in: Quotes About Dreams. 2. “To win any battle, you must fight as if you are already dead.”

Anything worth having will always be worth fighting for. Life is an everyday struggle but its worth it. Just as anything else worth it will be a continual struggle or fight.

To fight the good fight is one of the bravest and noblest of life's experiences. Not the bloodshed and the battle of man with man, but the grappling with mental and spiritual adversaries that determines the inner caliber of the contestant.

The thesis of successful argumentative writing is typically supported by points such as evidence and rebuttals to counterclaims. Providing ample evidence in your writing can help you to convince your audience to agree with your perspective or convince readers to take a specific action.

Can a quote be an argument? ›

Think of a quotation as a miniscule essay in itself—it provides an argument and needs an introduction and conclusion to give it clarity. The following general steps address how to properly integrate a quotation into an essay. Because you are using someone else's words, make sure you let your reader know this.

A man can be destroyed but not defeated. Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan. The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths.

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance. Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute. The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it. The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

➢ Opponents of this idea claim/maintain that… ➢ Those who disagree/ are against these ideas may say/ assert that… ➢ Some people may disagree with this idea, ➢ Some people may say that… however… When stating specifically why they think like that: ➢ They claim that…