“If, however, the reader is primarily interested in the book and not the man, he should take his critical obligations seriously. These involve applying the distinction between real knowledge and mere opinion to himself as well as to the author. Thus **the reader must do more than make judgments of agreement or disagreement. He must give reasons for them**. In the former case, of course, it suffices if he actively shares the author’s reasons for the point on which they agree. But when he disagrees, he must give his own grounds for doing so. Otherwise, he is treating a matter of knowledge as if it were opinion.“ ([Location 2205](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004PYDAPE&location=2205)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[reading-books]], [[disagree-and-commit]], [[responding-to-feedback]], [[giving-feedback]] **Source** -- [[20250103084100 - B - How to Read a Book]]