Pseudo-Argument

A pseudo-argument is an argument in which one or more of those participating is so set in what they believe that they are not willing to acknowledge that any portion of there belief set might not be wholly correct. In this sense, an argument with such an individual is not an argument at all, but rather a quarrel. This is where the name is derived from; pseudo meaning an occurrence that is not entirely real. Examples of pseudo-arguments are easily found. A very common example, in what I realize must be becoming an all too familiar topic in my writing, is politics. We run into radicals no matter what the party or belief system. They exist everywhere. Be they republicans, democrats, libertarians or independents, there are always extreme members of these groups whose sole purpose seems to be to spread dissent and fear. Whether or not these individuals are aware of this fact is not evident to me. It is the supreme mark of ignorance to consider yourself right, and never consider that you could possibly be wrong. No single opinion or ideal is completely right, and there are always things we could learn from our enemies. We often are just too stubborn to see it that way. Rather life is simply a war that we intend to win. But when it really all boils down to it, there is no right way or wrong way. We just have to live.