• arakhis_@feddit.org
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    2 days ago

    Everybody in Germany. Please talk to family members that you don’t talk to about how this is dangerous to you. I know I have these in my family that I should invest in instead of always talking to the closest ones. Also make sure to beat them with genuine questions that break open their confidence in the reasoning with the socratic way (epistemology)

    1. What? Belief.
    2. Why? Reason
    3. How? Method for Proof

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    1. Identify Persuasion
    2. Question “What is it actually”, definition –In between ask for scale 1-10 how confident into the topic are you and importance queries
    3. Why do you believe that?
    4. How could one determine whether this is really true? –In between the scale and importance queries
    5. Best argument for and strongest argument against?
    6. Reflect, i.e. repeat what has been said in your own words eighthly

    It’s not about being well versed in the topic of conversation But good questions

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      This!

      The best strategy is to engage in genuine conversations.

      Most people just label the unknowledgable as stupid and attempt to desperately convince them with a bombardment of facts and counter-arguments. Even worse is just calling them “Nazi” and leave it at that. This is futile with some people who have gone down too deep into the hate-train of social media. They will immediately mentally blockade what you’re saying and the cycle continues.

      It’s way more effective to get into a friendly conversation and actually engage with what they are saying. Listen. Ask questions. Listen. Ask questions. Understand why they believe what they believe. Be open to their arguments, however rediculous you might find them.

      The most important thing you need to realize that it’s not their fault and they are not stupid! They are just the output of their environment. Everyone has emotions. And everyone deals with them differently. Everyone has their environment. And everyone sources their information from that environment. Everyone has parts of their lives where they are misinformed or less educated than an expert in the field. You too! Consequently, the way to change someone’s belief is to change their environment while understanding their emotional basis.

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        2 days ago

        and everyone is at a different stage in their life. If i’d have to talk to 10-years-ago-me I wouldnt agree with them in beliefs that are still held today pretty commonly