“If you can somehow force a liberal into a point-counterpoint argument, his retorts will bear no relation to what you’ve said - unless you were in fact talking about your looks, your age, your weight, your personal obsessions, or whether you are a fascist. In the famous liberal two-step, they leap from one idiotic point to the next, so you can never nail them. It’s like arguing with someone with Attention Deficit Disorder.” IfsLooksSaidTwoFactsAgeNextForceAttentionTalkingStepsBearsArgumentWeightRelationArguingObsessionLeapDisorderNailsDeficitFascistsIdioticAttention Deficit DisorderRetorts Author:Ann Coulter
“Some television programs are made very attractive to young children by presenting short, rapidly moving sequences and ever-changing episodes.... Some experts now argue that slower- paced television fare that allows children time to think about the material is more valuable than the faster-paced programs that merely capture their attention.” ThinkingChildrenMadeMovingYoungAttentionTelevisionMaterialsProgramValuableArguingFasterAttractiveExpertsCaptureEpisodesSequencePresentingYoung ChildrenTime To Think Author:Sandra Scarr
“Patronizing the Arts is a brilliantly nuanced assessment of why universities must become art patrons. Learning from the twentieth-century university's embrace of Big Science, Garber argues that twenty-first-century universities must rigorously devote their attention to Big Art. Provocative, witty, and layered, Patronizing the Arts cogently demonstrates the advantages for both art and the university in this new and radical alliance.” FirstsArtBigsAttentionCenturyArt IsAdvantageTwentiesEmbraceUniversityWittyArguingRadicalTwentieth CenturyAlliancesAssessmentProvocativePatronPatronizing Author:Peggy Phelan
“I am arguing that it is a mistake for trans activists to focus our resources and attention on winning inclusion in legal equality frameworks, such as anti-discrimination laws and hate crimes laws, that will not provide relief from the life-shortening conditions trans populations are facing. Winning legal equality - getting the law to cast us as victims of discrimination who the state will protect - will not support our survival.” StatesLawHateWinningAttentionMistakeSupportFocusConditionsCrimeProtectSurvivalResourcesVictimCastsPopulationArguingDiscriminationReliefActivistInclusionFrameworkTransHate CrimeAnti Discrimination Author:Dean Spade
“Sometimes when I generalize, I am saying, 'Let's pretend I am God,' and of course the other person argues that point endlessly. But I notice that if the other person takes a stand for himself and states his thoughts as his thoughts, I pay more attention to what he is saying and look deeper in myself.” IfsLooksPersonsSometimesStatesCoursesPayAttentionDeeperArguing Book:Notes to Myself Source: Notes to Myself