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How to Optimize Your Argument Skills & Tips to Instantly Improve Your Writing

Something You Should Know

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The Argument Dilution Effect

Nero 7-Athan is an associate professor at the London Business School and a real expert on the dilution effect. The argument dilution effect highlights that when you're listing several reasons to back up your point, weak arguments in your reasoning dilute away those strong ones. Mike Downey: Let's assume you have decided to influence me by saying the Dodgers are the very best baseball team in Major League Baseball. And let's assume you've come up with four arguments for why the Los Angeles Dodgers are the most successful MLB team of all time. How do we translate this into how we communicate? He says it comes down to being able to lay everything on the table so people will believe

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