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Most people are bad at arguing. These 2 techniques will make you better.
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1705" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.vox.com/2016/11/23/13708996/argue-better-science" target="_blank"><strong>Most people are bad at arguing. These 2 techniques will make you better. - Vox</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Anyone <a href="http://www.vox.com/a/thanksgiving-family-debates-2015" target="_blank">who has argued</a> with an opinionated relative or friend about immigration or gun control knows it is often impossible to sway someone with strong views. </p><p></p><p>Anyone <a href="http://www.vox.com/a/thanksgiving-family-debates-2015" target="_blank">who has argued</a> with an opinionated relative or friend about immigration or gun control knows it is often impossible to sway someone with strong views.</p><p></p><p>That’s in part because our brains work hard to <a href="https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/4/11/16897062/political-psychology-trump-explain-studies-research-science-motivated-reasoning-bias-fake-news" target="_blank">ensure the integrity of our worldview</a>: We seek out information to confirm what we already know, and are dismissive or <a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/5/18/15659394/trump-supporters-motivated-ignorance" target="_blank">avoidant</a> of facts that are hostile to our core beliefs.</p><p></p><p>But it’s not impossible to make your argument stick. And there’s been some good scientific work on this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1705, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.vox.com/2016/11/23/13708996/argue-better-science'][B]Most people are bad at arguing. These 2 techniques will make you better. - Vox[/B][/URL] Anyone [URL='http://www.vox.com/a/thanksgiving-family-debates-2015']who has argued[/URL] with an opinionated relative or friend about immigration or gun control knows it is often impossible to sway someone with strong views. Anyone [URL='http://www.vox.com/a/thanksgiving-family-debates-2015']who has argued[/URL] with an opinionated relative or friend about immigration or gun control knows it is often impossible to sway someone with strong views. That’s in part because our brains work hard to [URL='https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/4/11/16897062/political-psychology-trump-explain-studies-research-science-motivated-reasoning-bias-fake-news']ensure the integrity of our worldview[/URL]: We seek out information to confirm what we already know, and are dismissive or [URL='https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/5/18/15659394/trump-supporters-motivated-ignorance']avoidant[/URL] of facts that are hostile to our core beliefs. But it’s not impossible[I] [/I]to make your argument stick. And there’s been some good scientific work on this. [/QUOTE]
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