https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk...p_1=277152
Interesting article. I don't see a magic bullet, and a lot of the statements seem to confirm what we see here on a daily basis: there is a graph that shows the point where "back and forth" fails. If your evidence has not swayed the other person in three or four responses, it's not going to. They refer to it as "futile insistence", which I interpret as probably existing on both sides - each insisting their viewpoint is the correct one, and dismissing the other side.
Real data is important. Numbers (of people in agreement) are important. Gentle, respectful, matter-of-fact language helps. "They find that first person pronouns (“I”) indicate an opinion is malleable, but first person plural pronouns (“we”) suggest the opposite."
A quick, fun read. Maybe you guys will want to critique it, or add your own observations.
Interesting article. I don't see a magic bullet, and a lot of the statements seem to confirm what we see here on a daily basis: there is a graph that shows the point where "back and forth" fails. If your evidence has not swayed the other person in three or four responses, it's not going to. They refer to it as "futile insistence", which I interpret as probably existing on both sides - each insisting their viewpoint is the correct one, and dismissing the other side.
Real data is important. Numbers (of people in agreement) are important. Gentle, respectful, matter-of-fact language helps. "They find that first person pronouns (“I”) indicate an opinion is malleable, but first person plural pronouns (“we”) suggest the opposite."
A quick, fun read. Maybe you guys will want to critique it, or add your own observations.
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
