<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Respectful persuasion begins by stating the... > Respectful persuasion begins by stating the opposing position in a form its advocates can recognize. A caricature may energize allies, but it teaches the undecided that the speaker cannot be trusted with difference. **Source:** [[livestreams/Open Minds, Respectful Persuasion, and Institutional Power - Workbook|Open Minds, Respectful Persuasion, and Institutional Power]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Respectful persuasion begins by stating the opposing position in a form its advocates can recognize. A caricature may energize allies, but it teaches the undecided that the speaker cannot be trusted with difference.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-respectful-persuasion-begins-cannot-trusted-difference ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->