knowing the condition that my school is
in being very split far left or far
right. How can I remain a mutualistic
respect between the two? That way we
don't have really screaming matches and
more of you know very respectful kind of
civil discourses and debates.
>> I mean I think you're already halfway
there because you sound like you're
approaching it with a pure heart and I
think that'll come through in the way
you talk to people. I think people can
glean whether you are somebody who's
respectful of the other side even if you
disagree. But but make no mistake, being
kind to the other side doesn't mean
sacrificing one inch of your principles,
course.
>> So you need to study up. You need to
know what you actually stand for. And
you need to be able to defend it. And
you should do that unapologetically. You
should do that boldly and with
confidence without a sheepish posture as
if you have something to feel bad about.
As I always did when I was a lawyer, if
you really want to like win an argument
or persuade somebody of what you're
saying, the very first thing you need to
do is study the other side's arguments.
Don't go into rhetorical battle without
knowing what they're going to say
against you. And then be ready for those
points. Don't be on your phone doing
games after school. Be online doing
research on these issues. But you can
arm yourself with information so that
when you do rhetorical battle, you're
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