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What is language actually good for?

Word of Mouth

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Lawyers Reaching for Arguments

Lawyer is a kind of a catchball category and something of a metaphor. Oftentimes, a person in that position will be committed to the idea that they have. They'll strongly believe that they know the truth. But with a position about reality already in mind, they're reaching for ways to justify that. It's not that a lawyer has no interest in the truth.

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