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How to Identify a Bad Argument | Warren Smith
Modern culture often treats popular consensus and media narratives as settled truth. Warren Smith, author of the new book “A Mind of Your Own: Independent Thinking in the Age of Misinformation,” argues that our society is increasingly convinced by misleading narratives rather than objective reality.
He is the creator of the Secret Scholars Society channel on YouTube, and he’s become known for using the Socratic method to introduce people to different viewpoints.
He argues that allowing ideas to conflict is essential to intellectual growth.
“We recoil often from conflict,” he said, “but that’s…
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