The Overflowings of a Liberal Brain

The Overflowings of a Liberal Brain

(Audio) The Difference Between Reasoning and Rationalisation

Confessions of a reformed contrarian

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Helen Pluckrose
Jun 19, 2026
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8-year-old me being thoroughly unconvinced

I have always been argumentative. I discovered that I was quite good at it when I was 8. This was, according to family lore, when I made a case that my teacher could either say “Two wrongs don’t make a right” when I pushed my best friend down a short flight of steps for hitting me with her satchell or she could …

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