Source: Bet On It
by Bryan Caplan
“As a rule, I avoid appealing to readers’ emotions. I specialize in crafting arguments for logical minds. It was the great Mike Huemer who taught me ‘how to think’: 1. Begin with common-sense premises, simple claims that that make sense to reasonable people who do not share your conclusions. 2. Calmly move, step-by-step, to surprising conclusions. 3. But not so surprising that the argument is a reductio ad absurdum of the premises. Today, however, I shall set all that aside, and make a bald appeal to readers’ emotions.” (06/25/25)