Motivating People to Reconsider Their Opinions
When you're having a conversation with someone who is closed-minded, keep in mind that you should not push further for them to understand your point of view and attack them for being wrong.
As long as we keep refuting their point of view it will only make them see it as an attack and prepare more alternatives for rebuttal.
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