Good Faith / Bad Faith Arguments

I actually tend to see mostly good faith arguments made by people in education (policymakers are a different story).

Discourse is important for society. How to have good discourse is challenging. We need to understand good faith / bad faith arguments.

Fun Links

A Field Guide to Bad Faith Arguments

Key Quote

The hallmark of a bad-faith argument is that it disguises the core point of a debate rather than addressing issues, beliefs, and values head-on.

Aaron Huertas

Good faith, according to wikipedia:

“Good faith (Latin, in human interactions, is a sincere intention to be fair, open, and honest, regardless of the outcome of the interaction”

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Recent Posts

Perspective

I didn’t really know Sarah until January. We both had vague memories of our time in Brazil 30 years ago (“You always had a backpack” she would remember, which sounds about right. “You were tall and loved to dance” I would remember. Which also right.) No matter. She was part of the most amazing (and exceptionally eclectic) crew of former Rotary Exchange Students participating in our reunion this year. And everyone loved her. She also was dying.

Read More »

Checkin. During a break.

Whatever happens, there will always be people who say: It’s all completely awful, and others who say: It’s all a complete joke. Koos Van Zomeren.

Read More »