On Argument: A Quote by Jerry Walls

"Argument itself, especially if it is spirited or passionate, is viewed with more suspicion in our psychologically dominated age. People are more inclined to psychoanalyze a person than analyze his argument, partly because they often have little sense of how to advance or assess an argument. They are often more concerned with whether the person is nice or likeable than with whether his claims are coherent. Of course, one can be both coherent and likeable, which is no doubt preferable to choosing between the two."
--Jerry Walls