why do our arguments seem so irrational because they are scientists have proven that parts of your brand that handle reasoning actually go dormant during an argument so it's important to go into every argument with a strategy so you don't lose your head Aristotle use three different methods of influence pathos or emotion you want your opponent to empathize with you so show that your point of view will benefit both parties logos or logic come to the table with hard evidence that backs your claim be prepared ethos or credibility you have to convince your opponent that they
should believe you based on your qualifications you should ask yourself how qualified are you to argue your point and if you're feeling sneaky try the Socratic method from the ancient philosopher Socrates this is a trick that can be used to turn your opponent against themselves the basis of the Socratic method is to ask a lot of targeted questions this will keep things from getting heated and make your opponent question the legitimacy of their own claims for example if you're being told that you have done something irrational asking why exactly are you upset or what could
I have done differently in that situation can cause your opponent to think that they are overreacting or use philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer's advice to get your opponent to accept your proposition present them with the opposite or counter proposition that they clearly can't agree to for example if you're trying to prove the impact of global warming you may say something like is it not true that there are more cars on the road now than there were 50 years ago see what I did there with these strategies you can keep your head and win any argument now go
forth and conquer
