I'm merely trying to give you the sort of argument that would appeal to your intelligence.
Interpretation
The quote reflects the importance of engaging one's intellect in discussions or arguments.
F. Scott Fitzgerald emphasizes the value of appealing to the intellect of others when presenting arguments or ideas. Rather than resorting to superficial or emotional appeals, the focus should be on rational discourse that respects the intelligence and reasoning abilities of the audience. This highlights the significance of logical reasoning in effective communication.
In practice
During a debate, one might use this quote to emphasize the importance of rational discourse.
Don't be so anxious about it,' she laughed. 'I'm not used to being loved. I wouldn't know what to do; I never got the trick of it.' She looked down at him, shy and fatigued. 'So here we are. I told you years ago that I had the makings of Cinderella.' He took her hand; she drew it back instinctively and then replaced it in his. 'Beg your pardon. Not even used to being touched. But I'm not afraid of you, if you stay quiet and don't move suddenly.
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.
It was about then [1920] that I wrote a line which certain people will not let me forget: "She was a faded but still lovely woman of twenty-seven."
The words seemed to bite physically into Gatsby.
But you can love more than just one person, can't you?
A sudden gust of rain blew over them and then another - as if small liquid clouds were bouncing along the land. Lightning entered the sea far off and the air blew full of crackling thunder. The table cloths blew around the pillars. They blew and blew and blew. The flags twisted around the red chairs like live things, the banners were ragged, the corners of the table tore off through the burbling billowing ends of the cloths.
And these little things may not seem like much but after a while they take you off on a direction where you may be a long way off from what other people have been thinking about.
When the phone started ringing too many times, I had to take it back to what I can handle. I take my chances on a job or a person as opposed to a situation. I don't like to have a situation placed over my head.
It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.
Let's plunge ourselves into the roar of time, the whirl of accident; may pain and pleasure, success and failure, shift as they will -- it's only action that can make a man.
In the stories of extravagant grace given to us by Jesus, there are no loopholes disqualifying us from God's love.
Remember this: When you cross my doorstep, you have already been raised. With what you have learned...you know the difference between right and wrong. Do right. Don't anybody raise you from the way you have been raised. Know you will have to make adaptations, in love, in relationships, in friends, in society, in work, but don't let anybody change your mind.
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