Mykola Ovcharov during the presentation of "The Little Ethics" and "The Evidence-based Argumentation" in Kyiv, 2024.
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In the art of public speaking, the person who is very observant of other speakers and public figures develops. Many innovators and outstanding people did not go through special schools, but simply learned to observe.
When we use proven facts in arguing our position, then we will speak less, will remain silent more, think and doubt more, this will contribute to our development.
Oratorical techniques, manipulations, and appeals don't prove anything, but only address our complexes, fears, instincts, common authorities, or values. This doesn't convince or prove a position, but only unites one's own around one's own.
Being better doesn't always mean winning a competition or breaking a record. In the case of a speaker, it means accumulating unique knowledge and experience, reconsidering them, and passing them on to others. To do this in such a way that your information remains in the memory of everyone who listens to you.
Freedom is impossible. Freedom is dead. Freedom is an absolute, a divine measure, just like goodness, evil, and happiness. It is impossible to achieve it, but striving for it is the only way to come closer to peace. The task of a human is to defend the maximum possible level of freedom in the enslavement of nature.
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