Eric Maugendre on collectives

"My current thought is that the majority of rhetorical skill during discussion (not debate, because that’s antagonistic by design), should be focused on 'managing the receptiveness of the receiver'."

Daniel Miessler: https://danielmiessler.com/p/the-other-half-of-changing-someones-opinion/

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The Other Half of Changing Someone’s Opinion

I’ve spent a lot of energy over the years learning how to change someone’s opinion. I’ve studied logical fallacies, logic, rhetoric, dialectic

Apr 5, 2025 at 5:00pmWeb
Show threadEric Maugendre on collectivesApr 16, 2025

• Conversational back-and-forth is a terrible format for resolving disagreements in good faith.
• Bullet points are helpful for making disagreements productive.

Sarah Constantin, 2019, https://srconstantin.github.io/2019/09/16/bullet-points.html

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Using Bullet Points to Improve Arguments

Bullet points may not be elegant prose style, but I think they’re helpful for making disagreements productive. I learned this technique from Paul Christiano and I hope it catches on further.

Sarah Constantin