Why Those Rockridge People Sometimes Get On My Tits

How does the argument frame compare with the rationalist approach critiqued in Chapter 3? Do we consciously deliberate about the facts to demonstrate which ones correspond most accurately to the real world? Hopefully, by now we can all agree that this is not the way arguments work in politics. What do you think? How has your burgeoning understanding of cognitive science changed how you think about political argumentation?

My burgeoning understanding of cognitive science tells me that addressing the reader as though they were a seven-year-old who has learnt the word "burgeoning" is not the best way to win converts to your cause.