Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Don't be that guy

Don't be the guy that says that political or religious opinion as if it were fact in the middle of light-hearted conversation and make everyone feel awkward.

For real. You're welcome to your opinions, but don't state them like they're fact. It makes everyone uncomfortable. It's an established rule of conversation not to bring up religion or politics unless you know everyone involved is okay with it and you're mature enough to be receptive to their ideas. In English today, we were told that when writing a free-response question on the AP Language exam that we should make at least one concession in order to show mature thinking, because mature thinkers are able to recognize that their opinion is not absolute fact or the only viable option. I completely agree with that statement and think it's something people should apply to their entire life rather than just an FRQ.

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