Not very far from maieutics, the Socratic cooperative argumentative dialogue “based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to draw out ideas and underlying presuppositions” (Wikipedia).
It is less that you agree with a point of view then you asking questions in order to “bring out definitions implicit in the interlocutors’ beliefs, or to help them further their understanding” (Wikipedia still).
You do not contradict them outright, you bring them to either contradict themselves, or to realize that their point of view is based on irrational beliefs and ultimately they change it.
You do not contradict them outright, you bring them to either contradict themselves, or to realize that their point of view is based on irrational beliefs and ultimately they change it.
Ha! I see you’ve never argued with conservatives. They’ll contradict themselves a dozen times in one sentence. Then stand there proudly as if they made you and anyone around instantly change your core beliefs.
It’s not a conservative thing, it’s a human thing. In order to confront the contradiction, you have to be willing to deal with what that contradiction MEANS. Cause it often means that you were hurting someone, and that will make you feel bad, and your brain really doesn’t like feeling bad. Like, it really really doesn’t like it and will try to reject anything that doesn’t make the bad feeling go away. Ironic, since the fastest way to deal with the guilt is to accept that you caused harm and won’t now that you know it.
Not very far from maieutics, the Socratic cooperative argumentative dialogue “based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to draw out ideas and underlying presuppositions” (Wikipedia).
It is less that you agree with a point of view then you asking questions in order to “bring out definitions implicit in the interlocutors’ beliefs, or to help them further their understanding” (Wikipedia still).
You do not contradict them outright, you bring them to either contradict themselves, or to realize that their point of view is based on irrational beliefs and ultimately they change it.
Ha! I see you’ve never argued with conservatives. They’ll contradict themselves a dozen times in one sentence. Then stand there proudly as if they made you and anyone around instantly change your core beliefs.
I’m sure they had conservatives in Ancient Athens. You might need a great deal of training to pull it.
It’s not a conservative thing, it’s a human thing. In order to confront the contradiction, you have to be willing to deal with what that contradiction MEANS. Cause it often means that you were hurting someone, and that will make you feel bad, and your brain really doesn’t like feeling bad. Like, it really really doesn’t like it and will try to reject anything that doesn’t make the bad feeling go away. Ironic, since the fastest way to deal with the guilt is to accept that you caused harm and won’t now that you know it.
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