Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Does Persuasion present more ethical dilemmas than Argumentation?
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Yes, Persuasion presents more ethical dilemmas than Argumentation

This position holds that persuasion raises the harder ethical questions, because it aims at changing what someone believes or does by whatever means work, whereas argumentation submits reasons the other party remains free to evaluate and reject.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Persuasion is indifferent to whether the belief it produces is true
  2. Techniques that work by going around a person's judgement treat them as a mechanism