← Aṅguttara NikāyaAN3.5Numbered Discourses 3.5SuttaCentral (Bhikkhu Sujato translation)Select any verse to keep it — saved passages go to your Dhamma Deck, the same one the app uses.Numbered Discourses 3.51. FoolsIrrational“A fool is known by three things.What three?They ask a question irrationally. They answer a question irrationally. And when someone else answers a question rationally—with well-rounded, coherent, and relevant words and phrases—they disagree with it.These are the three things by which a fool is known.An astute person is known by three things.What three?They ask a question rationally. They answer a question rationally. And when someone else answers a question rationally—with well-rounded, coherent, and relevant words and phrases—they agree with it.These are the three things by which an astute person is known.So you should train …”