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Gibes at inconsistency are, however, as irrelevant as they are easy.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “Gibes at inconsistency are, however, as irrelevant as they are easy.”
Editor's note · Context
Dewey highlights the futility of criticizing inconsistency in arguments, suggesting that such critiques do not contribute to meaningful discourse.
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