Schopenhauer is not entirely ironic about the unrelatedness of truth and argument. It is true that usually, both parties believe to know it and therefore, it is

Schopenhauer is not entirely ironic about the unrelatedness of truth and argument. It is true that usually, both parties believe to know it and therefore, it is unknown most of the time. It is also true that, just because you are not able to reply to one of your opponent's arguments, that does not mean that he is right and you are wrong. Countless other arguments for your position may still convince you and thus, some tricks can be useful — especially, if an audience is to be convinced.