Claim: We can usually learn much more from people whose views we share than from those whose views contradict our own. Reason: Disagreement can cause stress and inhibit learning.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim and the reason on which that claim is based
Argument has been often considered detrimental, since it causes more cost than benefit, such as severe stress and prohibited learning. However, I believe that we learn more from those who have different ideas and perspective, than we only communicate with those who share similar thoughts with us.
Firstly, encountering different ideas and perspectives allows us an opportunity to think in a different way. People tend to stick to a conventional or familial way of thinking, because of an innate propensity for the sense of safeness. However, having a discussion with people who have distinctive ...
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flaws:
it is not for 'diverse ideas' or 'different ideas', but for 'contradicting ideas'
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suggested:
Position: We can benefit more from contradicting views.
A. Fist, contradicting views help us see the flaws of our own point of view.
B. Second, contradicting views can provide us with new solutions and new perspectives.
C. By contrast, people who share our view have nothing new to contribute.
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