Cultivate curiosity, and really listen: how to persuade people whose politics you don't agree with

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Instead of pitting someone who is anti-abortion against someone who is pro-choice, the lab would frame abortion as a "highly complicated, nuanced, personal set of decisions" that has medical, religious, health and gender equity implications.
57% : And yet, a persuasive left should be able to build unity with these groups, and to talk to the concerns of people who would benefit from their suggested reforms, such as higher minimum wages and universal healthcare coverage.
48% : Scouring through his Facebook posts, she found willing participants in conversations about gun policy and abortion and realized they had more in common than she imagined.
46% : The lab facilitates conversations between people on opposing sides of divisive issues, like abortion and gun control, and studies the results.

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