The Doors
Describe the door of tailored message.
As an activist, you have to tailor your message to the audience. In order to tailor your message to your audience, you have to understand yourself (what are your goals?), your audience (who are they and what motivates them?) and the context (what is the situation?)
What is the domino effect?
chain reaction: one event sets off a series of other events.
I am a librarian. I enjoy reading, thinking, and organizing stuff. My cause is to fight illiteracy. Use one door to promote my cause.
Any one of the following: tailored message, logical reasoning, emotions, relationships, nonverbal communication, demonstration.
Changing yourself is always easier than changing others.
TRUE
This door is about using body language (gestures, eye contact, posture) to communicate with your audience. What is it called?
nonverbal communication
What is logical thinking?
1) logical thinking is about finding connections between facts. It does not invent new facts. However, it produces knowledge from the arrangement of these facts 2) it does not use all available facts; 3) the goal of logical thinking is to reach a conclusion that makes sense given the set of facts we have.
I am an elementary teacher. I enjoy reading, thinking, and talking to people. My cause is to fight discrimination. Use a door to promote my message.
Any one of the following: tailored message, logical reasoning, emotions, relationships, nonverbal communication, demonstration.
The focus of this course is how to change people and persuade them to your cause.
FALSE--the focus is to get the best out of people
By helping people to appreciate their ability to perform meaningful actions
By inspiring people to bring a positive change to the world
Why is reason one of the doors in the maze?
People feel respected as humans when you help them to see the logical connections between the facts. People feel more confident supporting your cause when they see how it makes sense.
What is causal fallacy?
It is a causal fallacy when one mistakenly thinks of a non causal factor as a causal one. Ex: Sign this petition to prevent students from uploading their personal photos. This will end the cyberbullying! This is not the cause of cyberbullying. Activists should advocate to solve the real cause.
I am a lawyer. I enjoy arguing, listening and talking to people. My cause is to fight social inequality. Which door would have to strongest impact to motivate others to join the cause?
Use any one of the following: logical reasoning, demonstration, relationships.
Your task is to hold up your values while addressing your audience.
TRUE
When should you emphasize emotions in activism?
You want to grab people’s attention.
You have a real and related story to share
You want to encourage your audience to take actions
Your audience are already excited about your cause
What is the butterfly effect?
The butterfly effect is an idea that is more commonly used in chaos theory. A small change can make much bigger changes happen; one small incident can have a big impact on the future.
I am a software engineer. I enjoy creating and developing programs. My cause is to fight cyberbullying. Which door should I use to inspire, energize and motivate my audience? Show me how!
non-verbal communication
Languages are limited to oral/verbal and written word.
FALSE-- nonverbal communication is an important part of any language.
How do our relationships shape us to be more or less active about our cause?
personal relationships with an activist translate abstract ideas of activism into an actual lifestyle.
People need to be touched on a personal level to commit themselves. Therefore, every relationship in your life matter and an activist MUST care about building genuine ties with people.
Name at least 3 tips to make a strong argument.
Keep it simple
Make your assumptions clear
Rest your argument on solid foundations
Use evidence your readers will believe
Avoid platitudes and generalisations
Make it easy for your opponent to change their mind
I am a dentist. I enjoy working with my hands and helping people. What is one cause I could support that relates to my line of work?
dental hygiene and dental care for less fortunate (ex. refugees).
We don't learn by watching others.
FALSE-- A tremendous amount of learning happens through the process of watching and imitating others. In psychology, this is known as observational learning.