Good Arguments Quotes

“If argumentation is what we say, rhetoric is how we say it.”
― Bo Seo, Good Arguments: What the art of debating can teach us about listening better and disagreeing well

“Our family should get a gym membership. The government should not impose limits on freedom of speech. I found all this”
― Bo Seo, Good Arguments: How Debate Teaches Us to Listen and Be Heard

“Almost everyone declined the offer, but when the teacher flagged me down on my way out of the classroom, I found myself nodding at her request. To avoid an argument, I opted into debate.”
― Bo Seo, Good Arguments: What the art of debating can teach us about listening better and disagreeing well

“Simon referred to research from sociologists and linguists that posited that people are better at “talking topically” than actually staying on topic.”
― Bo Seo, Good Arguments: How Debate Teaches Us to Listen and Be Heard