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Old 09-03-2005, 08:38 AM
Piers Piers is offline
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Default Re: Why The Dog Posts.

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I would have then challenged people to try to figure out any way to persuade someone to change their mind. Basically by showing that their stance presupposes a principle that they must not really adhere to based on other stances they have.

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Humans are controlled by their emotions, so while you might occasionally change someone’s mind using logic, you would be much more likely to succeed by looking for some emotional trigger.
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