Great message...due to its length I won't quote. It reminded me of a
technique (I was looking for the source, but can't find the originator),
of a techniques which goes like this:
Assume that what the other person said is true. Now, what could it be true
of?
The purpose of this process is to help one get into the "world of meaning"
for the other person, to help infer the presuppositions of the other
person's statements...found the source...G. Miller, as mentioned by
Suzette Haden Elgin.
To use an outrageous example: A says the sky is pink. Rather than B saying
"No, it isn't", B assumes that it is true for A, and then seeks to
discover what else must be true of A's view of the world, so that the
statement makes sense.
Robert Bacal, CEO, Institute For Cooperative Communication
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