Got into an interesting discussion on what matters in communication.
Nuance gets missed a lot when people tell half-truths. For instance, an astonishing amount of folks say they want gas as their heating system because of power outages.
Most gas-fired systems still need electricity to operate. Which, anyone who has lived with one during a power outage, already knows.
That half-truth is that a gas-fired system can more easily be supplied with emergency power. But most people don't have that.
So does the point even deserve to be made?
Truly, I think it doesn't.
The loss of any primary system becomes an emergency in extreme cold. And you'd be better-off to prepare for that.
A gas-fired heating system is not preparation for that. It makes one consideration easier, sure. But first and foremost people need to make that consideration - which most don't.
And there are plenty of backup options. I, for one, would rather have some propane on-hand for a portable heater when shit hits fan.
@TechConnectify I would suggest this heavily depends on the context that an audience brings with them. If they’re predisposed to one thing for irrational reasons, a nuance that directly addresses that rationality might put a stick in their front wheel and cause them to reevaluate. Here the nuance is less important as the body of the message, its functioning as a hook to open the door for the key message.
If you’re starting from zero or a rational position, then sure, the edge cases matter less.
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