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These pre-existing opinions can stem from different sources.\n\nSome will be based on **logical reasons**, some of them will be based on **empirical evidence**, meaning people's individual experiences, and some of them will be **prejudices**.\n\nA smart rhetorician will not only create an argument that stands firm in a vacuum but **they’ll create one which uses people’s established preconceptions and cognitive biases**. The theory of framing does not exist in a rhetorical vacuum: it is tied to **Aristotle’s 3 elements of rhetoric**.","ac9e2575-e322-456f-bb87-22d6f88421ec",{"id":49,"data":50,"type":34,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":19,"reviews":53},"e4e0584b-eb2f-4f6d-a74f-9df89629937c",{"type":34,"contentRole":24,"markdownContent":51,"audioMediaId":52},"**Pathos is an appeal to the emotions of an audience, with a particular focus on their experience**. In simple terms, this means putting yourself in the audience's shoes. For example, a climate campaigner, rather than focusing on abstract numbers, might find it more effective to say 'imagine how your life would be changed if a third of your city was underwater.' It's about getting your audience to feel directly the effects of your argument.\n\n**Ethos is appealing to the credibility of a speaker and is often built through referencing your own past**. For example, in General Douglas MacArthur’s speech to Congress in 1951 in defense of the military, he mentioned his service record, saying that joining the army was “the fulfillment of all my boyish hopes and dreams.”\n\n![Graph](image://00c9768e-4e43-4fd9-800c-cae39bf8f585 \"General Douglas MacArthur. Public domain image, via Wikimedia Commons.\")\n\nFinally, **Logos is appealing to the logical side of people, typically through building off what people already think are good ideas**. President Jimmy Carter mentioned the well-known economic miracle of World War II when calling for an energy revolution, saying “a similar synthetic rubber corporation helped us win World War II, so will we mobilize American determination … to win the energy war.”","0a6c1cdf-c1fc-40d5-8b6d-3074bdaf6b5e",[54],{"id":55,"data":56,"type":57,"version":34,"maxContentLevel":19},"9435163c-87bc-4de0-9bfb-91d20312e9d6",{"type":57,"reviewType":58,"spacingBehaviour":34,"matchPairsRecallQuestion":59,"matchPairsRecallPairs":61},11,7,[60],"Match the element of classical rhetoric to its definition:",[62,65,68],{"left":63,"right":64,"direction":19},"Pathos","An appeal to the emotions",{"left":66,"right":67,"direction":19},"Ethos","An appeal to the credibility of the speaker",{"left":69,"right":70,"direction":19},"Logos","An appeal to what people think are good ideas",{"id":72,"data":73,"type":34,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":19,"reviews":76},"1beee7f0-40ec-44d7-afdf-52bf6a77d114",{"type":34,"contentRole":24,"markdownContent":74,"audioMediaId":75},"One of the common ways of using preconceptions is **by corrupting common phrases to take advantage of what people already associate with those phrases**. For example, in AMC’s dramatic series about Madison Avenue advertising firms entitled *Mad Men*, the lead character, Donald Draper, is trying to come up with a tagline to sell cereal.\n\n![Graph](image://08ab9396-3bab-4c24-9f41-109d4294b516 \"That's life cereal, referenced by Donald Draper. Image: wsilver, CC BY 2.0 \u003Chttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons\")\n\nHe is looking for something that will both intrigue consumers and associate with health. In the end, he stumbles on ‘the cure for the common breakfast,’ a parody of the well-known phrase ‘the cure for the common cold.’\n\nPeople will then associate normal breakfasts with illness, making Draper’s cereal even more attractive. Think of common phrases (also known as 'idioms\") that we use that have their own associations.\n\nWe use idiomatic expressions all the time, whether talking about it ‘raining cats and dogs’ or someone ‘kicking the bucket.’ **By altering them slightly, you can memorably use emotional responses people already have**.","b1895b90-ad78-4d42-a68d-6275ba9831f4",[77,88,97],{"id":78,"data":79,"type":57,"version":34,"maxContentLevel":19},"53c43757-947f-4e03-bcc1-7571fbe397cb",{"type":57,"reviewType":19,"spacingBehaviour":34,"multiChoiceQuestion":80,"multiChoiceCorrect":82,"multiChoiceIncorrect":84,"multiChoiceMultiSelect":6,"multiChoiceRevealAnswerOption":6},[81],"Which of these is an example of a corruption of an idiomatic phrase?",[83],"Cure for the Common Breakfast",[85,86,87],"Fight them on the beaches","\"I have a dream\"","\"You're no Jack Kennedy\"",{"id":89,"data":90,"type":57,"version":34,"maxContentLevel":19},"a812b727-f5a0-4635-8fe4-c33d945d721b",{"type":57,"reviewType":24,"spacingBehaviour":34,"binaryQuestion":91,"binaryCorrect":93,"binaryIncorrect":95},[92],"What is the technical term for a common phrase which has a different meaning based on cutural association?",[94],"Idiom",[96],"Epithet",{"id":98,"data":99,"type":57,"version":34,"maxContentLevel":19},"f05848c2-6d34-4a31-b8c9-4ed50c72b873",{"type":57,"reviewType":19,"spacingBehaviour":34,"multiChoiceQuestion":100,"multiChoiceCorrect":102,"multiChoiceIncorrect":104,"multiChoiceMultiSelect":6,"multiChoiceRevealAnswerOption":6},[101],"Which of these is an example of an idiom?",[103],"He kicked the bucket",[105,106,107],"He kicked the football","He kicked a tin can","He kicked a dustbin",{"id":109,"data":110,"type":24,"version":19,"maxContentLevel":19,"summaryPage":112,"introPage":120,"pages":126},"adaa73a4-b131-4a09-8e01-0c145a7c07f4",{"type":24,"title":111},"Understanding and Addressing Burdens",{"id":113,"data":114,"type":19,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":34},"5bf83a6c-6f62-4ceb-972c-be6ddca868b9",{"type":19,"summary":115},[116,117,118,119],"Burdens are the key points you need to prove in an argument","Substituent burdens are the foundational points you must prove first","Choose burdens that are easy to prove and relevant to your audience","Use accessible reasons to persuade, even if they aren't your main reasons",{"id":121,"data":122,"type":38,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":34},"7aa3b5c2-caed-4974-9a34-f1551991ccca",{"type":38,"intro":123},[124,125],"What makes a burden effective in persuasion?","How do you choose the right burden for your audience?",[127,132,173],{"id":128,"data":129,"type":34,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":19},"ebeb6dc4-c32e-4740-9394-14a6147016a9",{"type":34,"contentRole":24,"markdownContent":130,"audioMediaId":131},"Imagine that you are trying to sell someone a new jacket. Your argument is that they should buy it because you only need one jacket for multiple purposes: it's good both for playing soccer and for sitting on the beach. In your sales pitch, there are two different things you have to prove.\n\nFirstly, you have to prove that the jacket is good for playing soccer. Secondly, you need to prove that it's good for sitting on the beach. Only if you prove both of these things will your customer be persuaded that it’s a good multipurpose jacket.","d55ae9cf-0c7c-4408-9964-3a2569f106f0",{"id":133,"data":134,"type":34,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":19,"reviews":137},"f28bee2e-0ac3-4ee3-919f-ea85df094670",{"type":34,"contentRole":24,"markdownContent":135,"audioMediaId":136},"These things, which you need to prove, are called your burdens. It is important to understand what your burdens are so you don’t forget to prove them and so you can use the time you have to persuade someone as efficiently as possible. There is also the concept of the ‘substituent burden.’ These are things that you need to prove first for the rest of your argument to be relevant.\n\nImagine instead that you are selling the jacket to someone going on vacation to Utah, and your argument is that it will protect them from the rain. Obviously, you’re going to have to persuade them that the jacket will indeed protect them from the rain. However, that still won’t persuade them to buy the jacket unless you can also convince them that it will rain in Utah.\n\nIn fact, simply proving to them that the jacket is waterproof won’t help you at all at selling it to them. Your primary burden is to prove that the jacket will protect them from rain. However, your substituent burden is to prove that it will rain in Utah.","36476463-77c0-408d-9598-ca7dfd60eaea",[138,146,155,164],{"id":139,"data":140,"type":57,"version":34,"maxContentLevel":19},"9c857014-64e5-404e-8d24-a73086dacfee",{"type":57,"reviewType":141,"spacingBehaviour":34,"clozeQuestion":142,"clozeWords":144},4,[143],"A burden is something that you need to prove in order for your argument to appear valid",[145],"valid",{"id":147,"data":148,"type":57,"version":34,"maxContentLevel":19},"ee52031e-9a06-4a12-8006-0595b842699e",{"type":57,"reviewType":24,"spacingBehaviour":34,"binaryQuestion":149,"binaryCorrect":151,"binaryIncorrect":153},[150],"What are things that you need to prove to ensure the rest of your argument is relevant?",[152],"Substituent Burden",[154],"Primary Burden",{"id":156,"data":157,"type":57,"version":34,"maxContentLevel":19},"784dfeb9-bfaa-40c4-a8d5-b32ab79afbd4",{"type":57,"reviewType":24,"spacingBehaviour":34,"binaryQuestion":158,"binaryCorrect":160,"binaryIncorrect":162},[159],"If you prove your primary burden but not your substituent burden, is your argument relevant?",[161],"No",[163],"Yes",{"id":165,"data":166,"type":57,"version":34,"maxContentLevel":19},"4a0c44f5-d77d-411b-86be-cf10a850f759",{"type":57,"reviewType":24,"spacingBehaviour":34,"binaryQuestion":167,"binaryCorrect":169,"binaryIncorrect":171},[168],"What is the substituent burden in the statement: 'You should bring suncream to Spain, because it protects you from the sun, and Spain's a sunny place'?",[170],"Spain's a sunny place",[172],"Suncream protects you from the sun",{"id":174,"data":175,"type":34,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":19},"bb26575e-6c6b-446d-8258-3e43fb9f1bf8",{"type":34,"contentRole":24,"markdownContent":176,"audioMediaId":177},"When evaluating which argument to make, one of the key things you have to consider is how many burdens, and what difficulty of burden, you want to take on. You always want to pick accessible burdens.\n\nThat all sounds good in the abstract, but what does it look like in a real world argument? Well, imagine that you want to order pizza for dinner but your friend wants tacos. Your real reason for wanting that might be because you always grew up having pizza on Thursdays. However, it might be hard to persuade your friend that your traditions are enough of a reason to go for pizza instead of tacos.\n\n![Graph](image://60a6fea0-d01c-4516-82c6-4f9218699841 \"Pizza and Tacos. Image: jeff~, CC BY 2.0 \u003Chttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons\")\n\nBut, as luck would have it, the pizza place is also running a 2-for-1 deal that night. Even if you don’t care about the cost of the meal, it might be easier to convince your friend to go because of the deal than for your own real reason. Convincing them that price is important might be an easier burden than convincing them that sentiment is important.","1fbdfe17-3d13-4d2b-afcf-f31fb1b6932f",{"id":179,"data":180,"type":24,"version":24,"maxContentLevel":19,"summaryPage":182,"introPage":190,"pages":196},"77bf9ef9-f0a1-47bf-85b3-97c80175d7b3",{"type":24,"title":181},"Leveraging Consensus and Precedence",{"id":183,"data":184,"type":19,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":34},"deae0aea-476c-4449-98ca-8f19701e7514",{"type":19,"summary":185},[186,187,188,189],"Consensus lets you skip proving widely accepted ideas","Consensus arguments only work if everyone agrees on the idea","Precedence uses past examples to show an idea is possible","Precedence is evidence-based, not universally accepted like consensus",{"id":191,"data":192,"type":38,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":34},"99943c5b-478d-4313-b93f-b62a65c07e3d",{"type":38,"intro":193},[194,195],"What's the key difference between precedence and consensus in persuasion?","How does consensus influence decision-making differently than precedence?",[197,210,227,232],{"id":198,"data":199,"type":34,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":24,"reviews":202},"376b6c1f-e450-4af5-b521-e3cf60c50291",{"type":34,"contentRole":24,"markdownContent":200,"audioMediaId":201},"In society, **there are ideas that are almost universally accepted: we call these consensuses**. For example, almost everyone believes that the sun will rise in the morning or that murder is bad. As a result, you can save yourself from proving certain burdens using established ideas.\n\nOne key consensus is that almost everyone believes that people should be rewarded for exceptional work. Imagine that you’re trying to convince the finance director at your company that Martin, who works for you, is worthy of a reward. The two burdens are that ‘Martin’s work is exceptional’ and ‘exceptional work should lead to a reward.’ However, since most people already accept the second burden to be true, you don’t need to prove it. **This allows you to concentrate all your time and energy into proving the first burden**.\n\n![Graph](image://fb69c903-853e-4341-8efc-edc6caf05031 \"Man convincing his director. Image: AJurno (WMB), CC BY-SA 4.0 \u003Chttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons\")","5aa5cd56-e6bf-46b4-8ecc-6618578fd2e1",[203],{"id":204,"data":205,"type":57,"version":34,"maxContentLevel":19},"8369fa73-201a-47a0-8833-156b0c4e447a",{"type":57,"reviewType":141,"spacingBehaviour":34,"clozeQuestion":206,"clozeWords":208},[207],"Arguing from a consensus enables you to bypass proving a burden by assuming agreement to a basic principle",[209],"consensus",{"id":211,"data":212,"type":34,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":24,"reviews":215},"5ed7232b-2a77-44e0-b0cb-6cd5acf86638",{"type":34,"contentRole":24,"markdownContent":213,"audioMediaId":214},"\nA big problem with **consensus arguments** is that they **only work when a concept or ethical ideal has near universal support**.\n\nTake, for instance, the argument made in the United States that people should be allowed to bear arms because the constitution says so. If you’re arguing with someone who believes that the constitution should be revoked, there is no point in trying to convince them that gun rights are constitutionally guaranteed.\n\nAs a result, it is important to be careful when you frame your argument to understand the consensus viewpoints of the people you are trying to convince. A consensus basis shouldn’t just be something you should be fairly sure about - you’ve got to be confident your opponent will accept it.\n","251f4d98-293a-495c-b211-5032189000bd",[216],{"id":217,"data":218,"type":57,"version":34,"maxContentLevel":19},"2647010c-d38c-49cc-a2d3-8a434e5ef259",{"type":57,"reviewType":19,"spacingBehaviour":34,"multiChoiceQuestion":219,"multiChoiceCorrect":221,"multiChoiceIncorrect":223,"multiChoiceMultiSelect":6,"multiChoiceRevealAnswerOption":6},[220],"What is the technical term for a widely held belief?",[222],"Consensus",[224,225,226],"Precedent","Burden","Clashpoint",{"id":228,"data":229,"type":34,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":24},"ac0f6260-7084-4274-a485-0c6e646dfa89",{"type":34,"contentRole":24,"markdownContent":230,"audioMediaId":231},"In cases where no consensus can be identified, often people will attempt to prove all burdens, even the most obvious ones. These are called **‘first principles arguments’** because they dial back to the first principles that define their burdens.\n\nIn legal cases, we often hear about someone bringing up a **precedent**. This is bringing up a **past example of something being done, or something similar being done**. For example, the US Supreme Court heard the case of ‘Brown vs The Board of Education’ in 1954, which led to the outlawing of segregation. Subsequent cases about race relations cite the case to show what preceded their idea.\n\nThe importance of precedence is twofold. **Many people fear new ideas that might challenge a functional established world order**. They believe that ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.’ By citing a precedent, you can explain to them that your idea isn’t that new or outlandish. For example, a child who wants candy might be told by his mother that it will ‘make your teeth fall out.’ However, the child could reply ‘but my grandma told me she ate candy all the time when she was my age and her teeth didn’t fall out. **Precedence shows that an idea is neither radical nor wildly dangerous.**\n\n![Graph](image://ad3a599c-58c8-4b18-8793-07de06b0ccb1 \"Old woman eating sweets. Image: Karen Apricot, CC BY-SA 2.0 \u003Chttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons\")","31ec8e7d-316c-4d00-8aca-d5d60f5e19a4",{"id":233,"data":234,"type":34,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":24,"reviews":237},"5c6b141c-dd4d-4116-9178-46e4aadd4f05",{"type":34,"contentRole":24,"markdownContent":235,"audioMediaId":236},"**Precedence can show that an idea is possible**. For example, imagine an editor is arguing with his writer about a work deadline. The writer says it's impossible to write the article in 2 days. Well, if the editor then says ‘your colleague did it in 1,' that is being given as proof that it's possible.\n\n![Graph](image://c47505ac-cb44-4139-9380-a9384c9df876 \"Editor discussing deadlines with a writer. Image: Krishna Chaitanya Velaga, CC BY-SA 4.0 \u003Chttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons\")\n\nOne thing that’s incredibly important to understand is that **precedence is not the same thing as consensus**. While precedence is simply existing case studies of what has happened before, **a consensus must be something that everyone agrees on**. As a result, although we can use consensus to bypass proving burdens, precedent should only be used in an evidential way.","81c8346f-4ba1-4d5b-af3a-1bfc36c677c3",[238,245,252],{"id":239,"data":240,"type":57,"version":34,"maxContentLevel":19},"a540d377-6941-4183-8fa3-fa648469944f",{"type":57,"reviewType":34,"spacingBehaviour":34,"activeRecallQuestion":241,"activeRecallAnswers":243},[242],"What kind of argument involves proving every burden and using no consensus?",[244],"A 'first principles' argument",{"id":246,"data":247,"type":57,"version":34,"maxContentLevel":19},"9e6740d0-5caa-43a6-aefa-228b62648e19",{"type":57,"reviewType":141,"spacingBehaviour":34,"clozeQuestion":248,"clozeWords":250},[249],"Precedents are examples of prior events that are used to prove that an idea is neither radical nor dangerous",[251],"Precedents",{"id":253,"data":254,"type":57,"version":34,"maxContentLevel":19},"622411fe-8616-41e7-8b6b-96aaf8361e0c",{"type":57,"reviewType":19,"spacingBehaviour":34,"multiChoiceQuestion":255,"multiChoiceCorrect":257,"multiChoiceIncorrect":258,"multiChoiceMultiSelect":6,"multiChoiceRevealAnswerOption":6},[256],"Which of these things can't be proven by a precedent?",[222],[259,260,261],"Feasibility","Affordability","Utility",{"id":263,"data":264,"type":24,"version":19,"maxContentLevel":19,"summaryPage":266,"introPage":274,"pages":280},"d5b0b1da-425d-496b-bdc7-b691920f12cc",{"type":24,"title":265},"Understanding Cognitive Biases and Consensus",{"id":267,"data":268,"type":19,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":34},"0cfd63ae-7baf-4e5f-bcc3-9c1ca7eb3518",{"type":19,"summary":269},[270,271,272,273],"The sunk cost fallacy makes people stick with bad decisions because they've already invested in them","Consensus can be borrowed from old ideas to support new arguments","Attacking the link to a consensus is a way to counter it","Socratic questioning can disprove a consensus by challenging its basis",{"id":275,"data":276,"type":38,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":34},"2238a1c8-cc83-4024-a06f-275f22bbcc7a",{"type":38,"intro":277},[278,279],"What is a common cognitive bias that can lead to rejecting a consensus?","How can understanding groupthink help in rejecting a consensus?",[281,298,303,308,321,334,348],{"id":282,"data":283,"type":34,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":19,"reviews":286},"df87757f-e336-4897-a0de-57687932d523",{"type":34,"contentRole":24,"markdownContent":284,"audioMediaId":285},"One of the cognitive biases that precedence can take advantage of is called the **‘sunk cost fallacy.’** This is the notion that you should carry on doing something because you’ve already invested so much into it, **even if it’s obvious that it's doomed**.\n\nFor example, imagine that the nearest ice cream shop is 3 miles from your house. You set out to walk the distance and walk 2 of the miles. However, your friend then texts you to say they don’t have the flavor you want. Here, you have a choice. Either you could turn back, walk 2 miles and cut your losses or you could walk 4 more miles, including the walk home, for your ice cream. Surprisingly, most people would double down on their initial choice and go get the ice cream, even if they no longer want it.\n\n![Graph](image://3ac2c9dc-89e5-46c7-8bf7-8577251a6ffe \"People queue at a popular ice cream shop. Image: Stephen McKay / Queueing for ice cream - Princes Street Gardens\")","b84d0a80-7a6c-492d-ac7a-ae0d769eef9d",[287],{"id":288,"data":289,"type":57,"version":34,"maxContentLevel":19},"d2986027-ba8d-49c9-83e0-e2a8de5999c9",{"type":57,"reviewType":19,"spacingBehaviour":34,"multiChoiceQuestion":290,"multiChoiceCorrect":292,"multiChoiceIncorrect":294,"multiChoiceMultiSelect":6,"multiChoiceRevealAnswerOption":6},[291],"What cognitive bias can precedence take advantage of when trying to convince someone to invest more into a doomed project?",[293],"The sunk cost fallacy",[295,296,297],"The straw man fallacy","The 'No True Scotsman' fallacy","The fundamental attribution error",{"id":299,"data":300,"type":34,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":24},"18eadd28-4980-41cd-9d07-cc4fbb8ff555",{"type":34,"contentRole":24,"markdownContent":301,"audioMediaId":302},"**You can also use the sunk cost fallacy when looking at framing through what has already been established**. For example, one of the arguments for a continued American intervention in Vietnam was the amount of money and lives that had already been spent on it. If we spent $500 million on it last year, what’s another $100 million? In fact, even people who ordinarily would disagree with $100 million of military spending are often more receptive to it if other money has already been spent.\n\n![Graph](image://a010d9c6-1768-4c69-a97c-532a600d8f1a \"US planes in Vietnam. Image: Public domain via Wikimedia\")\n\nAs a result, even if your case looks doomed, you still might be able to convince someone to give you more money, simply by highlighting how much has already been spent. **By citing past costs, whether material or time-based, you can often persuade someone to stick with something that’s already started**, even if they think it's a bad idea.","b4dd1004-50d7-4398-8650-70ea0c5c7630",{"id":304,"data":305,"type":34,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":19},"4351eec3-f0e9-4010-904d-a11ea3d1d33b",{"type":34,"contentRole":24,"markdownContent":306,"audioMediaId":307},"**Consensus is a convenient shortcut for making arguments when it comes to things where there is an already strongly established understanding**. However, what happens when there is no established understanding? What happens when we get to new ideas that haven’t been explored before?\n\nWell, **a good example of this comes when we look at emerging technologies**. An argument that has come up recently is that of net neutrality - basically whether broadband companies should be allowed to restrict what people do on the internet.\n\n![Graph](image://b30d8406-dbbb-4cc5-a36a-388dd4f5d112 \"Website restricting content. Image: mikemacmarketing, CC BY 2.0 \u003Chttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons\")\n\nAlthough there is no existing framework relating to internet rights, proponents for net neutrality rights have cited existing consensus viewpoints about the importance of free markets and the dangers of political censorship to defend their case. In short, they’ve taken existing consensus, extrapolated it and expanded it to new frames of reference.\n\nSo, **even when debating entirely new ideas, consensus can be borrowed from other old ideas** in order to strengthen your point.","51fc316c-abae-4da4-99a9-4f588e419198",{"id":309,"data":310,"type":34,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":24,"reviews":313},"67241b04-9a54-41a1-9512-3775750f4af7",{"type":34,"contentRole":24,"markdownContent":311,"audioMediaId":312},"One of the most interesting aspects of political situations is the concept of **collective emotion**. While we’re all aware of our individual emotions, there is also the concept that people feel things together.\n\nFor example, in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, most Americans reported a desire for something to be done. President Bush channeled these emotions - which can be thought of as a kind of abstract consensus - to push the war in Iraq.\n\n![Graph](image://ab6eae96-1ba5-464e-93d2-68bbc7ffa587 \"The 9/11 terrorist attacks. 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You set out to walk the distance and walk 2 of the miles. However, your friend then texts you to say they don’t have the flavor you want. Here, you have a choice. Either you could turn back, walk 2 miles and cut your losses or you could walk 4 more miles, including the walk home, for your ice cream. Surprisingly, most people would double down on their initial choice and go get the ice cream, even if they no longer want it.",{"type":365,"tag":366,"props":822,"children":823},{},[824],{"type":365,"tag":456,"props":825,"children":828},{"alt":458,"src":826,"title":827},"image://3ac2c9dc-89e5-46c7-8bf7-8577251a6ffe","People queue at a popular ice cream shop. 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",{"type":365,"tag":373,"props":861,"children":862},{},[863],{"type":370,"value":864},"By citing past costs, whether material or time-based, you can often persuade someone to stick with something that’s already started",{"type":370,"value":866},", even if they think it's a bad idea.",{"title":359,"searchDepth":24,"depth":24,"links":868},[],{"id":304,"data":305,"type":34,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":19,"parsed":870},{"data":871,"body":873,"toc":922},{"title":359,"description":872},"Consensus is a convenient shortcut for making arguments when it comes to things where there is an already strongly established understanding. However, what happens when there is no established understanding? What happens when we get to new ideas that haven’t been explored before?",{"type":362,"children":874},[875,885,897,905,910],{"type":365,"tag":366,"props":876,"children":877},{},[878,883],{"type":365,"tag":373,"props":879,"children":880},{},[881],{"type":370,"value":882},"Consensus is a convenient shortcut for making arguments when it comes to things where there is an already strongly established understanding",{"type":370,"value":884},". However, what happens when there is no established understanding? What happens when we get to new ideas that haven’t been explored before?",{"type":365,"tag":366,"props":886,"children":887},{},[888,890,895],{"type":370,"value":889},"Well, ",{"type":365,"tag":373,"props":891,"children":892},{},[893],{"type":370,"value":894},"a good example of this comes when we look at emerging technologies",{"type":370,"value":896},". 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While we’re all aware of our individual emotions, there is also the concept that people feel things together.",{"type":362,"children":929},[930,942,947,955],{"type":365,"tag":366,"props":931,"children":932},{},[933,935,940],{"type":370,"value":934},"One of the most interesting aspects of political situations is the concept of ",{"type":365,"tag":373,"props":936,"children":937},{},[938],{"type":370,"value":939},"collective emotion",{"type":370,"value":941},". While we’re all aware of our individual emotions, there is also the concept that people feel things together.",{"type":365,"tag":366,"props":943,"children":944},{},[945],{"type":370,"value":946},"For example, in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, most Americans reported a desire for something to be done. 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But what if you can’t do that?",{"title":359,"searchDepth":24,"depth":24,"links":1058},[],{"id":349,"data":350,"type":34,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":24,"parsed":1060},{"data":1061,"body":1063,"toc":1090},{"title":359,"description":1062},"Perhaps the boldest way of challenging a consensus is by disproving it. This is often done using Socratic questioning. This technique, developed by the philosopher Socrates, encourages you to ask questions about a consensus, inviting consideration of its ethical or philosophical basis.",{"type":362,"children":1064},[1065,1075,1080],{"type":365,"tag":366,"props":1066,"children":1067},{},[1068,1073],{"type":365,"tag":373,"props":1069,"children":1070},{},[1071],{"type":370,"value":1072},"Perhaps the boldest way of challenging a consensus is by disproving it",{"type":370,"value":1074},". This is often done using Socratic questioning. 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