In 2019 Vin Armani was telling people we were transitioning from an age of rationalism to one of mysticism. Six years later this knowledge has begun to reach mainstream discourse. Charts and graphs are tactics, they come after the belief is formed and reinforce or justify it. A worldview has a structure to it, and this article reframes persuasion and argument strategies as attempts to destabilize the structure of belief that supports a given worldview.

Thinking about worldviews with this lens is useful for maintaining or examining your own beliefs, and for understanding the motivation behind other people's persuasive efforts.