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Be convincible.

Reasonable commentary on politics and issues of the day.
Written by convincible people for convincible people.

Many people think of politics and issues like they think about their favorite team sports, but without the sportsmanship. They support their team’s viewpoint, because it is their team. They follow their team blindly and unwaveringly and sometimes vociferously. And often any sense of respect or even politeness for the opposition (sportsmanship) is thrown aside. “Fitting in with your peers” or “supporting your side and winning” becomes more important than the idea of objective reasoned discussion and persuasive argument.

Move above being in a “red state” or “blue state”. Get outside the echo chamber of blogs and newspapers that agree with you. Realize that sometimes the majority is wrong. Read both the editorials from the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Find out if the author has a vested interest or a known bias. Question how the statistics were used and don’t believe everything the authors tell you. Find out what was said after the sound bite. Do some research and check the facts. Can you be convinced that you are wrong about an idea? Can you convince someone else?

To “be convincible” means that an argument or evidence can be used to change your beliefs or plan of action. Being convincible doesn’t mean that you have to be persuaded by a particular argument, but is does mean that you should not hold fast to an ideal Disclaimer merely to fit in with your friends or because some other authority said it was right. Reason, logic, evidence and facts should shape your opinion. Reasonable people should be able to have a discussion and even a passionate argument without unsportsmanlike conduct. When you are right, you should be able to convince others and when you are wrong you should be convincible.

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