<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Argumentation is a way to discover what you think;... > Argumentation is a way to discover what you think; fighting is a way to defend what you already think. The difference is not volume or passion but purpose: one treats a disagreement as a shared investigation, the other treats it as territory to be held. Most of the conflict in families, communities, and nations comes from confusing the two. **Source:** [[livestreams/Argumentation as Discovery, Not Conflict - Workbook|Argumentation as Discovery, Not Conflict]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Argumentation is a way to discover what you think; fighting is a way to defend what you already think. The difference is not volume or passion but purpose: one treats a disagreement as a shared investigation, the other treats it as territory to be held. Most of the conflict in families, communities, and nations comes from confusing the two.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-argumentation-way-discover-nations-comes-confusing ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->