Passion may hurt you more than help you in your next argument. That’s a conclusion of new research into persuasion by a pair of university academics and reported by Shankar Vedantam of NPR.

The quote came from an essay titled "Real Patriots Ask Questions," which Sagan co-authored with Ann Druyan, his widow and ...

Questions From the Bench Seen as Clues to Final Outcomes. November 2, 2003. ... At oral argument, the justices bombard lawyers with questions and comments, some arcane, some prolix, some barbed.

Sometimes the questions are a seamless and welcome part of the oral argument and may lead to the advocate's success by demonstrating that the panel is deeply involved with the argument being made ...