How to Convince Parents That Getting Pets Is Good for Their Child's Development

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When it comes to importance, many people agree a lot of things are important. It's about how we rank them in a hierarchy of relative importance that determines what the ultimate recommendation is. So here I think it often comes down to asking, right, what matters to you? What do you care about? And trying to give reasons tailored to them to change their mind.

World champion debater Bo Seo knows how to win an argument. He’s made it his mission to teach everyone to disagree better. Bo walks us through how to apply the most effective strategies from competitive debate to improve our disagreements at the dinner table. Bo and Maya also discuss how to determine whether an argument is worth having in the first place.

For more on Bo’s work, check out his book, “Good Arguments: How Debate Teaches Us to Listen and Be Heard.”

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