15 November, 2018
The Cassandra Effect: How To Get Someone To Believe You
I learned a lot of things from listening to the podcast about the Cassandra Effect. I agree that sometimes people don't believe you. One example I had is the major rain storm Japan had in July this year. The Japanese government gave a warning to the part of the country that was predicted to have the most rain, but some people assumed it wouldn't be that bad, since it was only rain, so they didn't evacuate. Turns out, it's one of the worst storms of the year. It killed more than 200 people. I think they should have shown more proof that a storm was coming. I would use the strategy they were talking about in the podcast. First, I wouldn't immediately go "You people are all wrong". Then they won't listen. Instead, I would show proof, a lot of proof. In this case, it would be showing everyone the weather radar a lot. I think people watching that would have been convinced and evacuated more. I would use that strategy for other things, such as a argument. I would prove the other person that it's wrong. Would you say that they are wrong first, or would you say reasons they are wrong first, then state that they're wrong?
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I agree. You should always show lots of proof, otherwise most people will not believe you. Most people always state their opinion and think that is enough, but it isn't. The Japanese government should've showed some weather radars and such. People will almost never believe, unless you have proof, and that proof has to be good too.
ReplyDeleteI also agree, because with plenty of evidence people will listen to you. But you have to give a lot of evidence after your opinion. Also they should have gave scientific evidence, so more people would take it more serious. Then people would have left to be safe. Then with more evidence and good believable evidence, then more lives could have been saved.
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