[ 고2 ]_11월 (2020)__[ 20번 ]

Anne 숑 · [고2] 2020 11월 [ 20번 ]

When trying to convince someone to change their mind,
most people try to lay out a logical argument, or make a passionate plea as to why their view is right and the other person’s opinion is wrong.
But when you think about it, you’ll realize that this doesn’t often work.
As soon as someone figures out that you are on a mission to change their mind, the metaphorical shutters go down.
You’ll have better luck if you ask well-chosen, open-ended questions that let someone challenge their own assumptions.
We tend to approve of an idea if we thought of it first — or at least, if we think we thought of it first.

Therefore, encouraging someone to question their own worldview will often yield better results than trying to force them into accepting your opinion as fact.
Ask someone well-chosen questions to look at their own views from another angle,
and this might trigger fresh insights.