Discussion+Rules

=Rules for Discussion=


 * < ===**Try For**=== ||=  ||= ===**Avoid**=== ||
 * Understanding ||  || Proving the other wrong ||
 * Listening for deeper meaning ||  || Listening for flaws ||
 * Open-minded ||  || Close-minded ||
 * Searching for strengths in all positions ||  || Searching for weaknesses ||
 * Open-ended ||  || Demands closure ||

**Helping Phrases**
• “That’s interesting because I was thinking. . . “

• “I hear what you’re saying, but doesn’t line five (or some specific reference to a source or text) say. . .”

• “I’m a bit confused. I thought maybe. . .”

• “I could accept that if only line seven (or some specific reference to a source or text) didn’t. . .”

• “Can you clarify what you meant by. . . because. . . “

• “I might be mistaken, but line nine (or some specific reference to a source or text) seems to suggest something else. . .” • “ I don’t think you and I are quite on the same page because. . .”

• “Perhaps we should consider an alternative viewpoint. . .”