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Can reading philosophy make me better at arguments Anonymous Wed Sep 22 02:47:49 2021 No.19096319 [Reply] [Original]

A better thinker and more articulate

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 02:50:42 2021 No.19096333 No.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 02:52:54 2021 No.19096346 Yes

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 02:55:49 2021 No.19096360 >>19096319 Maybe

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 02:56:50 2021 No.19096367 I don't know

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 02:57:09 2021 No.19096369 i think reading anything will make you better at arguments

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 02:59:07 2021 No.19096373 >>19096367 can you repeat the question? >>19096369 fuck you for fucking this up

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 02:59:18 2021 No.19096374 File: 30 KB, 810x362, b11.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] CAN YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION??

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 03:08:25 2021 No.19096401 File: 212 KB, 800x480, 1595856866877.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>19096333 >>19096346 >>19096360 >>19096367 >>19096373 >>19096374

Anonymous Wed Sep 22 03:09:51 2021 No.19096405

>>19096319
You will create better arguments, but people won't understand them anyway, so to answer your real question: no, you won't become someone who is good a winning debates. The very concept of winning debates is a neckbeard fantasy and makes no sense in real life. You become better at convincing people by learning how not to trigger a pride-based reaction, not by crafting perfect arguments.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 03:10:43 2021 No.19096409 >>19096401 I should go to Reddit just for saying no?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 03:11:24 2021 No.19096412 >>19096409 yes

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 03:13:41 2021 No.19096423 >>19096412 By

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 04:02:32 2021 No.19096620 >>19096409 no

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 04:03:32 2021 No.19096624 >>19096409 maybe

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 04:04:18 2021 No.19096627 >>19096409 Maybe

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 04:05:29 2021 No.19096633 >>19096412 >>19096620 >>19096624 >>19096627 cringe

Anonymous Wed Sep 22 05:58:55 2021 No.19096865

>>19096319
those are all different things.
Philosophy won't make you more articulate, that's something that can only be achieved by getting feedback on your speaking and writing. You're more likley to become more articulate by shitposting here or on twitter than by reading.
Will it make you better at arguments? It can if you don't read passively and try and think about how a philosopher structures their arguments and maybe look for patterns or analogies in strong and weak arguments.
It certainly might give you a guide.
Now, will it make you a better thinker. I don't even know what that means? How would you qualify someone as being a "good thinker" as opposed to a "average" or even a lousy thinker?
Is it about their ability to bend reality to their will through problem solving? Is it about equanimity of mind? Or is it about pure persuasion?

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