It is Worse to Be Wrong than to Be Irresolute

William Strunk Jr. "felt it was worse to be irresolute than to be wrong." While it is important to be bold and firm in one's beliefs, it is far more important to be correct. Resolution just magnifies the error. In general people are greatly influenced by rhetoric but should be more concerned with what is said rather than how it is said. I do not hold this view because I cannot express myself very well in writing or speech, but because I truely believe to be right is better than to be able to sway people with fancy rhetoric and be wrong.