"I think many of these Arab leaders are deeply, hopelessly corrupt and incapable of being moved by rational persuasive arguments.

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And the way you act and the way you think are products, not of a singular rational being, but of a set of conflicting creatures.

你的行为模式与你的思维方式，并不是单一理性存在的产物，而是一系列冲突事件的产物。

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Because we've just sat in lecture and you've told us we're not being rational if we pick a high number.

因为我们刚刚上过课,你告诉我们选大数的人是不理性的

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So, what you might say is a Socratic citizen to do, he will either be accused of being ironic and not be believed or he will simply be disbelieved if he attempts to defend himself on rational or philosophical grounds.

你可能会说，一位苏格拉底时代公民被指控的原因,可能是嘲讽和不被相信,或根本就不被信任,如果他试图,从理性或达观的立场来捍卫自己。

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The assumption that your opponents are being rational as well.

你需要假设你对手也是理性的

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Doesn't Aristotle call man the rational animal, the being with logos, suggesting that all human beings have a desire for knowledge and the desire to cultivate their minds and live as free persons.

亚里士多德不是称人类为理性的动物吗，具有，Logos，的生物，并暗示所有的人类,都有求知欲,且想要陶冶他的身心,并过自由的生活。

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