You’ve seen arguments from both sides. Before I tell you who won, consider your own position: what was your opinion of preschool subsidies going into the debate, and how many times did you end up rethinking that opinion?

If you’re like me, you reconsidered your views multiple times.

Changing your mind doesn’t make you a flip-flopper or a hypocrite. It means you were open to learning.

Looking back, I’m disappointed in myself for forming an opinion before the debate even started. Sure, I’d read some research on early child development, but I was clueless about the economics of subsidies and the alternative ways those funds could be invested.

Note to self: on my next trip to the top of Mount Stupid, remember to take a selfie.

In the audience poll after the debate, the number of undecided people was the same, but the balance of opinion shifted away from Debra’s position, toward Harish’s. Support for preschool subsidies dropped from 79 to 62 percent, and opposition more than doubled

from 13 to 30 percent. Debra not only had more data, better evidence, and more evocative imagery—she had the audience on her side going into the debate. Yet Harish convinced a number of us to rethink our positions. How did he do it, and what can we learn from him about the art of debate?

This section of the book is about convincing other people to rethink their opinions. When we’re trying to persuade people, we frequently take an adversarial approach. Instead of opening their minds, we effectively shut them down or rile them up. They play defense by putting up a shield, play offense by preaching their perspectives and prosecuting ours, or play politics by telling us what

we want to hear without changing what they actually think. I want to explore a more collaborative approach—one in which we show more humility and curiosity, and invite others to think more like scientists.

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📚هایلایت قسمت 67 کتاب Think Again

✅ Arguments from both sides: Points of view or reasons presented by two opposing parties, استدلال‌های دو طرف

✅ Consider your own position: Think carefully about your viewpoint, نظر خود را در نظر گرفتن

✅ Going into the debate: At the start or beginning of a discussion, قبل از شروع بحث

✅ End up (re)thinking: Eventually reconsider or change your mind, در نهایت دوباره فکر کردن

✅ Reconsider your views: Think again about your opinions, دوباره بررسی کردن دیدگاه‌ها

✅ Flip-flopper: Someone who frequently changes opinions, آدمی که مداوم نظرش را عوض می‌کند

✅ Hypocrite: Someone who says one thing but does another, ریاکار

✅ Open to learning: Willing to learn new things, آماده یادگیری

✅ Looking back: Reflecting on past events, با نگاه به گذشته

✅ Forming an opinion: Developing a belief or viewpoint, شکل دادن به نظر

✅ Clueless about: Having no knowledge or understanding of something, بی‌اطلاع از

✅ Alternative ways: Different methods or approaches, روش‌های جایگزین

✅ Undecided people: Those who haven’t made a choice, افراد مردد

✅ Balance of opinion: Distribution of viewpoints in a group, تعادل نظرها

✅ Evocative imagery: Descriptive or memorable visuals that create strong impressions, تصاویر برانگیزاننده

✅ Audience on her side: People supporting a particular person, مخاطبان طرفدار او

✅ Convince: Persuade someone to change their mind, متقاعد کردن

✅ Art of debate: The skill of discussing and arguing effectively, هنر مناظره

✅ Persuade people: Influence others to accept an idea or viewpoint, متقاعد کردن مردم

✅ Adversarial approach: A confrontational or opposing method, روش خصمانه

✅ Shut them down: Stop someone from expressing themselves, خاموش کردن یا متوقف کردن کسی

✅ Rile them up: Make someone angry or excited, تحریک کردن

✅ Play defense/offense/politics: Strategic ways of interacting in debate or argument, بازی دفاع/حمله/سیاست

✅ Collaborative approach: Working together to achieve understanding, روش مشارکتی

✅ Show humility and curiosity: Demonstrate modesty and interest in learning, نشان دادن فروتنی و کنجکاوی

✅ Think like scientists: Analyze and reason carefully based on evidence, مانند دانشمندان فکر کردن