I think its too easy to make hasty generalizations in this area. The answer all depends upon how the sujbect is broached. No one will learn anything if a speaker is both loud and obnoxously acrimonious. However, few will take offense, and most will learn when someone is honestly vocal, but mistaken, while being congenial and specifically listing the reasons for their position, or at least, phrasing their position as a question.
Is it better to be correct and silent,
by John Doe 26 Replies latest jw friends
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daniel-p
However, few will take offense, and most will learn when someone is honestly vocal, but mistaken, while being congenial and specifically listing the reasons for their position, or at least, phrasing their position as a question.
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snowbird
Exactly, Daniel.
A little too watchtowerish for my taste.
I don't know what has gotten into John Doe lately.
Sylvia
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John Doe
How would you have said it?
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snowbird
If a person congenially lists specific reasons for a position, or phrases her position as a question, even though that person may be honestly mistaken, few will take offense.
Too awkward.
Too late in the pm.
My head hurts.
Sylvia
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John Doe
Too awkward.
Too late in the pm.
My head hurts.
You shouldn't try to think. You don't want to strain yourself too much.
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TheOldHippie
In my eyes, I am correct and silent and they are wrong and vocal.
In their eyes, however, I am correct and silent and they are correct and vocal.
Were I to be vocal, though - then in their eyes, I would be wrong and vocal and they would still be correct and vocal.
And that would easily result in my no longer being there whereas they would remain there.
So since my wish is to remain there - I keep on being correct and silent and they keep on being wrong and vocal.