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Deep canvassing, street epistemology, and other tools of persuasion (with David McRaney)

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

CHAPTER

How to Establish Rapport in a Debate

The idea is that you're trying to get out of a debate dynamic where I'm going to win and you're going to lose. And so then once you've established rapport you ask if it's a fact-based issue,. You confirm the claim by repeating it back, asking if you've done a good job summarizing it. The techniques all fall into the same bucket they call these technique rebuttals instead of topic rebuttals. But in a conversational with someone who is a stranger or a loved one there are many ways to avoid reactants.

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