Persuasion is overrated. Just say what you think to be true, and if others agree with you, then good. It's a waste of time actively trying to change other people's minds.
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I don't want people to change my mind. I want people to supply me their best arguments, and then, if I'm so inclined, *I* will decide which argument I think best. Maybe that's not much of a difference, but it places the emphasis on autonomy, as opposed to manipulation.
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It's rare to change someone's mind on the spot. It usually takes years, or decades, for tectonic conceptual shifts to quake. Just focus on planting the seed with care. Ignore people's fervor if they haven't overhauled their views from what they were taught in school (hmmm, SJWs).
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Deepak Malhotra is good on this. He writes about negotiations & building an 'exit ramp' for people. Often reluctance to change mind is about wanting to save face. Giving people a way to do so can make huge difference. Often involves allowing them to seem not to have changed mind
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Yes, an exit ramp. I wish schools could impart a fundamental lesson early & often to make the soil more fertile: Everything you believe & will ever learn is ultimately lacking in truth; the goal of study & thought is perpetual refinement towards a (somewhat) less confused state.
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