Title: Five Tips for Expressing Opinions Politely ⋆ Social Skills Company
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Five Tips for Expressing Opinions Politely

Content: It’s the end of the world!” Avoid unconditional terms like never, and nothing and overly dramatic descriptions that do not suit the situation or argument. Opinions are better understood when put into words that are reasonable. Judgmental words can make opinions sound like actual facts. In some situations, it can be irresponsible to express an overly dramatic opinion. Consider the following quote posted by someone on Facebook. “No one believes anymore that scientists are trained in science classes…the truth is that schools don’t really teach anything except how to obey orders. ”-John Taylor Gatto
John Taylor Gatto’s opinion (which he presents with certainty) actually sounds foolish because he uses all or nothing thinking: “ no one believes”, “the truth is”, “schools don’t teach anything”. Gatto slips in judgmental words like, “the truth is”, in an attempt to manipulate the listener into believing his opinion is actually a fact.