“[T]he success of democracy depends, in the end, on the reliability of the judgments we citizens make, and hence upon our capacity and determination to weigh arguments and evidence rationally.”
Irving Copi
Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about a situation in which you had to rely on the judgment of someone whose rationality you doubted.
Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s survival depends on collaboration with an irrational partner.
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