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Thoughts on discussions
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==Thoughts on discussions==
*You cannot change someone else's mind unless you are willing to take the risk of having your mind changed.
*State someone else's opinion in your own words and keep trying wording until that person agrees that your statement is accurate. Then have the other person do the same. If you can do this, you have accomplished something. Two adults should always be able to accomplish that much. And this is the ''most'' that can usually be accomplished.
*A set of data so clear that it points to only one possible conclusion is probably phony data.
*To win an argument means to convince an ''audience'' that you ''performed better'' than your opponent. Convincing your ''opponent'' that your ''beliefs have merit'' is a different goal. Which is your goal?
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