There is a line from an old song that my dearly departed uncle used to like to quote; "the hypnotized never lie"..
Remember to understand the other side before raising yourself to a frenzy over "statistics and facts."
If you spend the time to understand their position (and I mean REALLY understand it, not just pay lip service to the fact), you gain a deeper understanding and can carry the day in an argument.
Example; they are talking about people who have died, and are very emotional over it. They don't *understand* why this sort of thing happens. They will blame everything. If it were a bus crash, they'd be looking at the tire construction. When the brakes were last serviced. Whether the driver was under the influence. And so on, and on.
In this case, there is NO GOOD REASON why someone would shoot up a crowd of innocents. In lack of rational explanation (there is none; ever), people will REACH for answers to their questions, even if the lines of conclusion they draw are not clearly connected!
Stand strong to the convictions you held last week. Those are still 100% valid, and more well thought out than you may realize. Don't get down in the mud and start slinging.
Remember to understand the other side before raising yourself to a frenzy over "statistics and facts."
If you spend the time to understand their position (and I mean REALLY understand it, not just pay lip service to the fact), you gain a deeper understanding and can carry the day in an argument.
Example; they are talking about people who have died, and are very emotional over it. They don't *understand* why this sort of thing happens. They will blame everything. If it were a bus crash, they'd be looking at the tire construction. When the brakes were last serviced. Whether the driver was under the influence. And so on, and on.
In this case, there is NO GOOD REASON why someone would shoot up a crowd of innocents. In lack of rational explanation (there is none; ever), people will REACH for answers to their questions, even if the lines of conclusion they draw are not clearly connected!
Stand strong to the convictions you held last week. Those are still 100% valid, and more well thought out than you may realize. Don't get down in the mud and start slinging.