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Paul Graham’s Ladder of Disagreement [pic]

blog.createdebate.com — Paul Graham wrote a nice Essay that describes a "Hierarchy of Disagreement." The theory is great but his without an illustration it was DOA. Check out the same theory represented graphically and keep it in mind to write stronger arguments. The web is turning writing into a conversation and this graphic will help you communicate effectively.

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  • lcm133, on 04/25/2008, -0/+1My previous attempt at distilling out the main points of Paul Graham's essay can be found here: http://blog.createdebate.com/2008/04/07/how-to-wri ...
  • gustavo1999, on 04/25/2008, -0/+1This is interesting. I prefer to win through logic, but appeals to emotion works well with certain people.
    • weeeezzll, on 04/25/2008, -0/+1And where appeals to emotion fail, calling them an ass hat works well...
  • weeeezzll, on 04/25/2008, -0/+3While it is of the utmost importance to properly disagree, no enough can be said of the joys of calling someone an Ass Hat.
  • louiebaur, on 04/25/2008, -0/+2Suck my nuts assclown comes out of my mouth every now and again
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