Jonah should choose option 3: Respond to the post by acknowledging the person’s argument and explaining why he disagrees. This approach fosters a constructive discussion, allows for the exchange of ideas, and encourages critical thinking without resorting to hostility or dismissiveness. Acknowledging the other person's viewpoint while providing his own reasoning can help create a more respectful and productive dialogue.
Jonah is participating in an online class discussion. Students are discussing a class reading about the risks and benefits associated with genetically modified foods—or foods that have been engineered by scientists to make them easier to grow. Jonah just read a post by a student who argues that these foods can help end world hunger and that that is worth any cost to the environment.
Jonah disagrees with the opinion expressed in the post he just read. What should he do?
1. Keep his opinion to himself.
2. Reply to the person who made the post without expressing his disagreement.
3. Respond to the post by acknowledging the person’s argument and explaining why he disagrees.
4. Accuse the person who made the post of either not completing the assigned reading or of being too foolish to understand it.
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