Sentence examples for argument reason from inspiring English sources

Such is the Western tradition: argument, reason, civil laws trumping religious ones.

Haidt pithily summarizes Socrates' argument: "Reason must rule the happy person.

You might come across as a smartypants and you know what they say... Some topics are just not subject to argument, reason or fact, eg "What is the greatest work of art ever?" It's a matter of opinion (albeit informed!).

The weakness in this argument, the reason why it is a fallacy, lies in the second and third causal claims.

It takes as a premise the conclusion of the previous argument, that reason alone cannot produce any impulse to act.

She advocates, as one scholar writes, "simplicity and honesty of expression, and argument employing reason rather than eloquence".

I absolutely believe that people who disagree can engage in reasoned argument, and that reasoned argument can lead to increased understanding.

Civil conversation becomes culture war; arguments and reason cede to emotion and anger.

"None of the arguments is reason enough for fighting against a wonderful new hall.

He is able to get things done by using intellectual arguments and reason instead of a big stick.

Passionate argument and reasoned judgment, he warned, were being driven to the margins by scales of one to four stars, by opposed thumbs and sound bites.