doesn’t necessarily make you ‘wrong’. In politics, the minority is considered the ‘loyal opposition’. But does it bother you if you’re in the minority? Yes, it should make you reanalyze your position but it should never mean an abdication without consideration. I tend to take the position that, unless it is a standard, a principle of your life, all positions are open to reassessment.
One of the first things you need to do is to determine the basis of the ‘disagreement’/difference. And the under girding principle in this case is – never assume. Sometimes the disagreement is really only a semantic issue. Sometimes it is a principle. And sometimes it is merely a different way of viewing the same information.
A reasoned argument is the greatest strength of the minority report. No one can seriously consider your position if you only yell, or point fingers, or twist the information. It is the reasoned argument that will eventually win the day. Then again…. I’m one of those ‘come let us reason together’ types. Even with those who won’t agree with your stand won’t be able to totally ignore your argument.
The minority position always calls into question the current thinking – and that’s good. It makes us verify and confirm what we are saying/doing. It requires us to be precise and provide a good argument for those in the minority to understand the majority’s ‘why’. The minority is not the enemy – it is the voice of the other opinion.
