You should adhere to your beliefs steadfastly

[Concealedpersona]

"You should adhere to your beliefs steadfastly regardless of how hard people try to impose their beliefs on you with some logical fallacies"

Does this sentence sound natural to a native speaker ? Or just doesn't make any sense

 

[Tarheel]

Put a period (full stop) after you.

Say: "Does it make sense?"

 

[Barque]

I sort of understand the general idea. But it doesn't sound very natural to me.

Also, your sentence sounds as if some people deliberately use fallacies to impose their beliefs on others. A fallacy is a misconception.

Why don't you try using simpler language?
You should be steadfast in your beliefs even if others try to impose theirs on you.

Or just doesn't make any sense

Or doesn't it make any sense?

All sentences need a punctuation mark at the end and there's no need for a space before the mark.

 

[Concealedpersona]

Put a period (full stop) after you.

Say: "Does it make sense?"

I understand about the "period thing," but it would have been great if you had just answered what I asked. Thank you.

 

[Concealedpersona]

I sort of understand the general idea. But it doesn't sound very natural to me.

Also, your sentence sounds as if some people deliberately use fallacies to impose their beliefs on others. A fallacy is a misconception.

Why don't you try using simpler language?
You should be steadfast in your beliefs even if others try to impose theirs on you.

Thanks barque, I know simple language could have been used, but that sentence is from an essay my roommate wrote, and it was supposed to sound like "people deliberately use fallacies to impose their beliefs." That's the whole idea of that essay. That's why I asked if it sounded natural. Thank you.

 

[Barque]

I know simple language could have been used, but that sentence is from an essay my roommate wrote, and it was supposed to sound like "people deliberately use fallacies to impose their beliefs." That's the whole idea of that essay. That's why I asked if it sounded natural.

I suggested simpler language because I thought you might appreciate a suggestion to make it sound more natural. If you want just a yes or no answer, the answer is no.

 

[donghongzi]

The sentence is grammatically correct, but it may sound formal or stilted to some native speakers. And the use of the word "fallacies" might make the sentence seem overly technical for some contexts.

A more natural phrasing might be: "You should stick to your beliefs, even if others try to convince you with flawed arguments."

 

[donghongzi]

Or if you want to emphasizes the deliberate use of logical fallacies:
"Hold fast to your beliefs even when others knowingly employ logical fallacies in an attempt to impose their own beliefs on you."

 

[Tarheel]

I understand about the "period thing," but it would have been great if you had just answered my question.

As for the question, it's hard to make sense out of it. I might say: "If you know you're right don't change your mind just because somebody insists that they are right and you are wrong."

If somebody uses flawed logic to win an argument and you know it's flawed logic you'd be unlikely to change your mind in any case. However, people also do things like attempt to intimidate you to win an argument. Or they might try to shame you. Or call you names. Or yell at you. And if you pretend to agree with them they think they won. (Being right isn't the point. It's winning that counts.)