Workshop: Talking About Facts

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https://members.crossingpartylines.net/events/cmtmdcjz300298piov27ybcsa?src=meetup

Newcomers to Crossing Party Lines often scratch their heads when they hear we discourage “an overreliance on facts to prove our points.” Returning members “get it” but are often unsure about how to respond to other people’s facts or even how to present their own facts in a way that aligns with the Crossing Party Lines approach to political conversations.

In this workshop we’ll be introducing tips and best practices for talking about facts in a political conversation with people who view the issues from different perspectives than you. In the first half of the meeting we’ll explore our options when someone overwhelms us with their facts or says something that to our ears sounds blatantly false. Then, after a break we will practice ways to share our facts in a way that gets the listener curious rather than defensive.

Please do your best to arrive at the beginning of the meeting – once we are in breakout rooms and the conversations have started, the meeting doors close to new arrivals. The breakout rooms open (and the doors close) approximately 15 minutes after the hour.

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