num_pages: 31
description: Are we irrational creatures swayed by emotion and entrenched biases? Modern psychology and neuroscience are often reported as showing that we can't overcome our prejudices and selfish motivations. Challenging this view cognitive scientist Tom Stafford looks at the actual evidence. Re-analysing classic experiments on persuasion as well as summarising more recent research into how arguments change minds he shows why persuasion by reason alone can be a powerful force. This is a collection of previously published essays revised and expanded by the author and accompanied by a previously unpublished introduction and annotated bibliography to guide further reading on the topic. Tom Stafford is Lecturer in Psychology and Cognitive Science at the University of Sheffield. Find out more at http://idiolect.org.uk or follow him on twitter @tomstafford
language: English
title: For argument's sake: evidence that reason can change minds
publisher: None