Uploaded August 2016 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This is episode 002 of the Argument Ninja podcast!

- The goals of critical thinking and how critical thinking differs from rational argumentation.
- The ultimate purpose of learning a traditional martial art is not to win fights.
- The problem for which the traditional martial arts was a solution.
- The "martial environment" of critical thinking today
- Why rational persuasion should be viewed as a martial art.
- The distinction between rational argumentation and rational persuasion
- An example: contradiction and consistency versus cognitive dissonance


Quote:

““The warrior knows things that no one else knows, valuable things that can inform our understanding of what it means to live a good life, even for those of us lucky enough to never personally experience war or violence.“

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