“Let us restate this ninth rule of reading in the following form: “RULE 9. **YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SAY**, WITH REASONABLE CERTAINTY, “**I UNDERSTAND,” BEFORE YOU CAN SAY** ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING THINGS: **“I AGREE,” OR “I DISAGREE,” OR “I SUSPEND JUDGMENT.”** ([Location 2096](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004PYDAPE&location=2096)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[conflict]], [[disagree-and-commit]], **Source** -- [[20250103084100 - B - How to Read a Book]] See Also — [[202410130945 - AtN - Embrace opportunities to acknowledge you do not have an opinion]]