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5 Steps to Thinking Outside of the Box
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Getting Outside The Box
- Identify the issue.
- Determine if a typical solution to the problem exists.
- Map out everything that went into creating the issue.
- Look for ways to address the situation in the more outlying areas that were unconsidered.
- Don’t dismiss possible solutions because tradition stands against them. Go through every possibility until you know for a fact its feasibility.
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Finding Innovative Solutions
To find solutions you would otherwise ignore, train yourself to not just focus on the issue at hand but also to think more expansively about everything that led to that issue.
Consider every possibility and hypothetical alteration of that reality, never being dismissive of anything before you have thoroughly thought it through.
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Thinking Outside The Box
Sometimes when you are losing in a game you have to stop playing by the rules, switch it up, and change the game itself. You have to think outside the box.
The key is to define the box in any given situation and then to seek alternatives, which are often unconventional solutions that would be considered beyond the norm.
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Straw man arguments
A straw man argument is a misrepresentation of an opinion or viewpoint, designed to be as easy as possible to contradict.
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Hollow man arguments
This is a weak case (similar to the Straw man arguments) attributed to a non-existent group: Someone will fabricate a viewpoint that is easy to contradict, then claim it was made by a group they disagree with. Arguing against an opponent which doesn’t exist is a pretty easy way to win any debate.
People who use hollow man arguments will often use vague, non-specific language without explicitly giving any sources or stating who their opponent is.
Iron man argument
It is designed to be resistant to attacks by a defier.There arguments are difficult to avoid because they have a lot of overlap with legitimate debate techniques.
A person using an iron man argument will most likely make their own viewpoint so vague that nothing anyone says about it can weaken it. They’ll use jargon and imprecise terms. This means they can claim anyone who disagrees didn’t understand them, or they’ll rephrase their argument multiple times.
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Diffusing difficult situations
- Avoiding challenging conversations allows room for assumptions and continuing negative behavior.
- Meet with the person to understand their concerns.
- Listen
Your attitude is crucial
Choose your words wisely
- Stay away from starting sentences with “you."
- Hear the other person out first. Don’t apologize, but acknowledge that there is a problem.
- Ask questions for clarity, and be sure that you understand all the facts before you proceed with a resolution.
- If you need to clear the a false accusation, do so concisely. You can say, “I would like to present information that may clear up this matter.”
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Voting in the 1700s
For decades, only white property holders would have the right to vote in the United States. Moreover, some states even made sure that only Christian men had this vote.
Voting in the 1800s
Even though during the Reconstruction period, after the Civil War, individuals were supposed to be allowed to vote no matter their race, in the following decades many Southern states, by means of poll taxes or literacy tests, would still limit the right to vote of the African American men.
1920 and women's voting right
In 1920 women won the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th amendment to the American Constitution.