| How to change someone's mind | | | | or two arguments he has. At this point you shouldn't |
| During our lives we encounter many situations where | | | | lose hope but instead you should know that he is |
| we become in need to change someone's mind about | | | | running out of arguments and that he is now using the |
| something. | | | | strategic reserves. |
| When someone refuses to change his mind about | | | | Reply back to the final arguments: Again you |
| something it doesn't mean that he is stubborn or | | | | should reply to his final arguments by giving valid |
| annoying but it simply means that somewhere in his | | | | reasons that proves them wrong |
| belief system there is something that is preventing him | | | | Repeat your beliefs and its over!!: As soon as he |
| from believing you. | | | | tells you "I don't know" or "I am not sure" repeat your |
| In order to be able to change someone's mind about | | | | main idea again many times and he will believe in it. For |
| anything you need to understand how he thinks, what | | | | example "You know it is wrong, why did you do that?" |
| he believes in and how you can insert your ideas into | | | | Things that can help you to change a person's mind |
| his belief system with minimal resistance. In this article I | | | | Of course the process is not that simple and you |
| will tell you how to do all of this. | | | | won't be able to convince someone that his arguments |
| Changing someone's mind, a step by step guide | | | | are wrong unless you sound really convincing, this |
| Here is a step by step guide to changing someone's | | | | won't happen unless: |
| mind about something: | | | | You give solid proofs: After all the other person |
| Throw the bomb: Start by saying your argument | | | | needs stronger evidence than the ones he has in |
| directly, clearly and briefly. For example "What you did | | | | order to believe you |
| yesterday was wrong" | | | | Back your arguments by facts: Use statistics, |
| Draw a map of the defense lines: As soon as you | | | | numbers, research findings or even quotes from |
| oppose someone's beliefs he will start to argue by | | | | authoritative figures to sound more convincing. |
| giving you many reasons for his actions. At this point | | | | Use social proof: Let the person feel that he is odd |
| you must remain silent and record what says into your | | | | but giving him examples of many other people who |
| mind. I call these arguments defense lines because as | | | | have opposite beliefs. The social proof theory states |
| soon as you penetrate them you will easily change the | | | | that at the time of confusion people tend to stick to |
| person's mind | | | | what the majority is doing |
| Debunk his arguments one by one and in the | | | | Repetition: the more you repeat your argument the |
| same order: The mistake lots of people make while | | | | more convincing it will become. If you managed to let |
| trying to convince others is that they focus on the | | | | another friend repeat the same argument then your |
| main point without understanding that if they managed | | | | probability of changing the person's mind will become |
| to get rid of many arguments the other person gave | | | | much higher. |
| the way to convince him will be opened. | | | | Finally changing someone's mind is all about removing |
| New arguments might appear and that's normal: If | | | | the obstacles he is holding in his belief system one by |
| you Successfully managed to reply to his arguments | | | | one then repeating your idea over and over. |
| he might dig deeply into his mind and find the final one | | | | |