Confidence to Convince Others

People think that you need absolute certainty when communicating your opinions to others for others to accept them. This is what I call evangelical mode. Julia Galef argues that it needn't be the case. There are two types of confidences...

  • Epistemic Confidence: How sure are you about the truth of a statement.
  • Social Confidence: How self-confident you are - are you at ease speaking up and talking in groups.

Of the two, Social confidence is enough to convince other people. You can use other tools as well.

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Thinking in Bets

Beliefs are bets on the future. If we think of our belief/decision as bets, we would be more open to challenge/change it, rather than be tied to it. Good way to challenge a belief is to ask "How much will you bet on that?" If we have a

Good Epistemic Habits

Instead of talking only about things that you are convinced about, talk also about things that you believe along with the path you took to arrive at your belief. You should convey your uncertainty in the belief if you have some. You don'

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Published on: May 07, 2021

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