I never allow myself to have an opinion on anything that I don’t know the other side’s argument better than they do.
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While we all hold an opinion on almost everything, how many of us actually do the work required to have an opinion?
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“I never allow myself to have an opinion on anything that I don’t know the other side’s argument better than they do.”
“I never allow myself to have an opinion on anything that I don’t know the other side’s argument better than they do.”
Rather than be opinionated, we should strive to be informed.
We should know the other side’s argument better than they know theirs. Instead of attacking a straw man, aim to knock down the strongest version of an argument you disagree with.
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