<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # When communication breaks down completely, people... > When communication breaks down completely, people stop exchanging reasons and start exchanging blows. Throwing a rock, a missile, or a cruel insult is not a stronger form of argument; it is the moment argument has failed. **Source:** [[livestreams/Argumentation as Discovery, Not Conflict - Workbook|Argumentation as Discovery, Not Conflict]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “When communication breaks down completely, people stop exchanging reasons and start exchanging blows. Throwing a rock, a missile, or a cruel insult is not a stronger form of argument; it is the moment argument has failed.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-communication-breaks-down-moment-argument-failed ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->