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Their wordsEmotion decides. Facts rationalize. You'll find whatever truth is useful.
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Facts deployed as weapons in an argument can win the exchange without settling the disagreement.
Their wordsFacts can win a battle but not a war.
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One good story outweighs a mountain of evidence, because most emotions cannot be argued with.
Mental modelCognitive biases
Their wordsYou'll ignore a mountain of evidence if you hear one good story against it or just feel yourself leaning the other way.
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