Strategies for Respectful Disagreement - Locate disagreements on the controversy scale, ranging from tastes to equal humanity, acknowledging the other side's perspective [1][19] - Find uncommon commonalities to overcome the assumption of complete disagreement [5][20] - Show your work by explaining the experiences, research, and doubts that have shaped your view [12][13][14][20] - Manage expectations by scaling the intensity of agreement to the intensity of the relationship [15][16][17][21] Key Concepts - The legal profession exemplifies disagreeing respectfully, viewing opponents as "friends on the other side" [1] - Disagreeing respectfully is a crucial skill in an increasingly complex and polarized society [1][22] - Acknowledging the other side's position on the controversy scale can transform the conversation [1][19] - The "epic handshake meme" illustrates finding unexpected common ground [6][7][8] - It's important to distinguish oneself from past, less thoughtful conversations by showing your work [13][20]
My friend on the other side: How to disagree respectfully? | Kenji Yoshino | TEDxCatawba
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