Ep. 36 How to Disagree- Don't Be Mean.
From Use It or Don't by Derrick Bright
April 29, 2026 · 8 min · Season 2 · Episode 16
About this episode
Derrick Bright discusses better ways to disagree based on Paul Graham's article from 2008.
In this episode, I'm going to be talking about Paul Graham's article from 2008 titled How to Disagree from name-calling to ad hominem attacks to contradiction or refutation I will discuss some better ways to disagree.
People in this episode
Host: Derrick Bright
Topics covered
- disagreement
- communication
- conflict resolution
- Paul Graham
- ad hominem
- refutation
Keywords
- disagree
- communication
- Paul Graham
- ad hominem
- conflict resolution
- name-calling
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: How to Disagree
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