Changing minds is usually impossible. People will only be shifted on things they didn’t feel confident about in the first place. Changes in confidence are only weakly influenced by system 2 reasoning.
You may find this article by Tom Stafford (of Mindhacks) to be of interest.
Interesting. They posit several conditions for mind-changing.
The person is motivated/somehow involved with the outcome of the decision.
The argument for a different view is strong.
Their own view is shown to have a weakness.
They like you. (ingroup affiliation is also mentioned)
They have time to think about it.
Not all conditions are always required, but each has a significant impact.
Changing minds is usually impossible. People will only be shifted on things they didn’t feel confident about in the first place. Changes in confidence are only weakly influenced by system 2 reasoning.
You may find this article by Tom Stafford (of Mindhacks) to be of interest.
Interesting. They posit several conditions for mind-changing.
The person is motivated/somehow involved with the outcome of the decision.
The argument for a different view is strong.
Their own view is shown to have a weakness.
They like you. (ingroup affiliation is also mentioned)
They have time to think about it.
Not all conditions are always required, but each has a significant impact.