Getting Your Point Across

 Cross-culturally, getting an important point across without being seen as aggressive or a bully can be complicated. Often, the point of interest involves cherished personal beliefs and values and may seem indisputable from this perspective, which creates bias and a host of formal and informal fallacies. To get your point across without being seen as the aggressive communicator or a bully requires a substantial effort for the compassionate, effective communicator. For example, compassionate and effective communication involves gathering valid and reliable information on the subject, exploring alternatives, understanding the person receiving the communication's culture and sociopolitical and socioeconomic environment, and having a theory of mind that allows you to accept that others may think and feel differently about the subject. -Dr. Debra Stewart

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