1223 || how to reason with the unreasonable
How do we reason with someone who is experiencing cognitive dissonance?
For example: I know people who claim to believe in free speech but also support banning pronoun usage, race discussion, and even certain books in schools.
How do we rectify the dissonance they've created to support two contradictory ideas?
Unfortunately we can't change other people, but we can help them towards the path of changing themselves. With gentle, genuine questions, we can help them to reflect on where the disconnect lies. Timing and tone are essential pieces to this puzzle, but like with most things, we can get…
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