How to Disagree
Paul Graham has a great piece on how to disagree with people in the best possible way.
He provides a hierarchy, with 7 being best:
Name-callingAd hominemResponding to toneContradictionCounterargumentRefutationRefuting the central pointThe TL;DR here is to evaluate any argument you’re having with someone, and see where each participant is in the hierarchy, and work to get to refuting the central point.
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