Brittney RyanIt's a strange truth that no matter how persuaded we might be of our own correctness, the discomfiting realization that others disagree with us causes a paralyzing inability to argue the case convincingly.
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In the essay "The Divided Self," Sigmund Freud writes, “It is a strange truth that no matter how persuaded we might be of our own correctness, the discomfiting realization that others disagree with us causes a paralyzing inability to argue the case convincingly.” This is because we cannot convince others of what we think they should believe, and we do not like them to see us as wrong or mistaken.
Source: The Legend Of Holly Claus
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