Week 5 Discussion
We’ve been going on quite a bit about argument, but isn’t argument the end result of much more. Perhaps it all starts with one’s conviction. My question: how do we separate conviction from opinion (if we can)? What are the differences between the two? (Aside from opinions being, as the old saying goes, like elbows…everyone has a couple.) We often argue out of opinion, but may not really care. Our convictions – right or wrong – are something else. So let’s think – and speak – about them this week.