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Facts Don't Change our Minds, Friendship Does

מאמר באנגלית לתרגול קריאה. כולל 5 מילים חדשות עם תרגום לעברית, 3 שאלות הבנת הנקרא, 5 שאלות לשיחה. מתאים לרמה בינונית.

Read the dialogue below. 

Convincing someone to change their mind is really the process of convincing them to change their tribe. If they abandon their beliefs, they run the risk of losing social ties. You can’t expect someone to change their mind if you take away their community too. You have to give them somewhere to go. Nobody wants their worldview torn apart if loneliness is the outcome.

The way to change people’s minds is to become friends with them, integrate them into your tribe, and bring them into your circle. Now, they can change their beliefs without the risk of being abandoned socially.

The British philosopher Alain de Botton suggests that we simply share meals with those who disagree with us.

Perhaps it is no difference, but the distance that breeds tribalism and hostility. As proximity increases, so does understanding. as Abraham Lincoln's quote, “I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.”

Facts don't change our minds. Friendship does.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Convincing /kənˈvɪn.sɪŋ/ adjective משכנע

    able to make you believe that something is true or right

    She has a convincing explanation.

  • Outcome /ˈaʊt.kʌm/ noun תוֹצָאָה

    something that follows as a result or consequence

    It was a surprising outcome.

  • Difference /ˈdi-frəns/ noun הֶבדֵל

    the quality or state of being dissimilar or different

    We should know the difference between right and wrong.

  • Distance /ˈdɪs.təns/ noun מֶרְחָק

    the amount of space between two places

    He travels quite a distance.

  • Proximity /prɑːkˈsɪm.ə.t̬i/ noun קִרבָה

    the state of being near in space or time

    The best location of the house is proximity to the town center.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. Why do people need friends?
  2. Have you ever broken off with a friend?
  3. What kind of qualities do you look for in a friend?
  4. Do you ever worry about losing your friends?
  5. Do you have a friend that lives outside your country?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. What will happen if a person abandons their beliefs?

  2. What is the name of the British Philosopher mentioned above?

  3. A proximity infers …

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