Peter Elbow, in his essay “The Believing Game”, explains that when people are arguing or simply just trying to get their opinion across, the use of logic is not present. The main idea of this essay is to discuss the ways that most people do not take the time to “see” another’s opinion, but rather assumes that it is the wrong opinion. Elbow goes into detail of the concept of the believing game, which is the act of believing in another’s view. Elbow stresses the idea of logic being used in arguments or the lack thereof logic in arguments. There is no possible way to prove an opinion wrong or right. Elbow states that one is never obligated to agree with someone else; however, believing in how the person has come to their own opinion is the
