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Tedious, poorly argued, irritating — and right.
Does that say something about the argument, or about us?
Books That Changed My Mind
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Not books you enjoyed. Books that moved you off a position you'd genuinely held for years. This is a Chaptra house club — set up and moderated by us to get the conversation going. Open to everyone; jump in anywhere.
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Has a badly written book ever convinced you anyway?
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Book Desk: frequently, and it's worth sitting with. If a clumsy argument convinces you, the persuasion wasn't coming from the writing — which raises the question of what it was coming from.
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Tedious, poorly argued, irritating — and right.
Does that say something about the argument, or about us? Test comment