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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bacon Bits" data-source="post: 9625270" data-attributes="member: 6777737">Even then, only sometimes do those gems end up in a vid. Like this Forever DM video has clearly been bouncing around Matt's head for a couple years. Most of the things in this video are things he's had discussions about before.This is entirely alien to me. While it does read that he's strongly opinionated to me... it's a video where he's going to explain his opinion. It's entirely what I'd expect. Speaking directly and assertively is, well, just basic rhetoric. If he doesn't articulate himself that way, well, he's going to sound like he's just whining and complaining, or has vague and incomplete ideas. "Tell me what you think... but don't be straightforward about it."It reminds me of when people say, "Well, it sounds like you're speaking in absolutes and not giving me room for disagreement." A speaker isn't supposed to do that in a persuasive essay! It undermines your rhetoric and sabotages the persuasive elements of your writing. You're not supposed to carve exceptions into every statement where other opinions can live. That puts you in a passive voice, which is not as persuasive. You speak assertively with confidence because that's more persuasive and less ambiguous. That doesn't mean listeners can't have a different opinion; it just means the listener's confidence in their existing opinions is not the speaker's responsibility. Listeners should be expected to be able to manage their own minds in the face of differing opinions.</blockquote>

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