Thank You For Arguing

A week ago, my brother facebooked me a link of an old movie.



Thank you for smoking was the movie title. The story was about a guy with speaking talent, spins argument to defend the cigarette industry in the most difficult situations. Difficult in a sense like a lawyer defending a murderer in a prosecution.

The movie was so great, I watched it THRICE. No joke, I experienced a paradigm shift while this movie further strengthen my tenet.

What happen when you're wrong? That's the beauty of argument. If you argue correctly, you'll never wrong! - one of my favorite phrases from the movie.

I wasn't being taught much on the art of argument, or the language of rhetoric itself. I just never thought everyone is potential to win an argument using profound logic. Now I have a sudden urge to win an argument on things I believe it's right. But first, I need to make my statement sounds really convincing though.



The emphasis is mostly on the construction of argument, which is normally based on logical structures. An example would be, "If Nick's acting is good, then the movie will be nice, but the movie isn’t nice, so his acting isn’t good."

It can go more complicated as more logical relationship holds between several statements involved. For an example,

"We need to argue for a change to happen. For the people who are making a change for the better deserve a standing ovation. If arguing for change didn't gain us respect, then we should not argue. But if there's no argument, there will be no changes. If there's no changes, no one will deserve a standing ovation."

Before we slap ourself with an answer of yes or no, argue does not mean quarrel. We can enhance awareness and grow trust, which eventually influence the rest. The decision as whether to accept or reject the idea, should points back to each individual to decide. In other words, everyone has the full power to make a decision - whether good or bad.

Just don't try to argue with me. That's all. (You heard that, bro?)

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