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Convinced or worn down?
Have you ever given in to an argument because you were tired, not because you were wrong?
Changing your mind and losing the strength to resist can produce the same outward agreement.
Your answer
A little context
It's past midnight, the argument about whose family you'll spend the holiday with has gone round four times, and you hear yourself say fine, you're right. In the morning you can't remember a single reason that changed your mind. You only remember being tired.
Nearby questions
- How do you look for something when you don't know what it is?Searching seems to require knowing what to look for, yet discovery means finding what you did not know.
- If no one can tell the difference, does it matter whether you really understand?When sounding knowledgeable becomes easy, understanding must find another way to matter.
- Should you trust experts?Most of what you know rests on someone else's word: a doctor, a textbook, a map, and now a machine that answers anything.
- How do you know any of this is real?Descartes noticed that his dreams could feel as real as his days. Now some people wonder whether the whole world is a simulation.
- What makes a good question?A question can invite discovery, demand a performance, or quietly decide its own answer.
