MY OPINION ISN'T (A) RIGHT

During Friday's Socratic Seminar, we discussed "Right to Your Opinion", which gave a new point of view about the idea of truth and opinions. The author of this piece of literature does not believe in the right to your opinion, so there is a tone of sarcasm and ridicule in order to express this claim. A key point that is presented by the author is that declaring your opinion does not make it right or truthful. The irony of that situation is that it actually makes your opinion a fallacy. Many people use it as an excuse to avoid being wrong or as a way to end an argument instead of admitting or facing the truth. In order for an opinion to be right, there must be evidence that supports it. Now, we can try to change someone's opinion by explaining our point of view or showing evidence, but the choice is entirely up to the individual on whether or not to listen or learn.