It was spring, 2010. I was at Pasadena City College with Justice for All. I was standing inside the barricades protecting the large 18-foot-tall pro-life display. It was a quiet hour on campus. Most students were in class. I saw her coming from a block away. She was with her … Read More
Why You Shouldn’t Face the Person You’re Talking To
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. The Washington Post reports something I’ve noticed in my dialogues with pro-choice people: “Forcing eye contact when trying to change someone’s mind may actually cause listeners to become more stubborn, a new study shows.” In a persuasive context, people tend to be on the defensive, … Read More
Reaching Out to Abortion-Minded Women Online
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. A reader asked me for some tips for reaching out to pregnant, abortion-minded women in internet forums, and she gave me permission to share with you my response. Here’s an edited version of the question that was sent to me. (All names have been changed … Read More
6 Tips for Arguing with Analogies Clearly
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes. I published a listener mail video at the Life Report site that I think is worth highlighting here. I got a wonderful email from Andres in Santa Barbara who was in a dialogue about abortion and used an analogy about being hooked up to a … Read More
Watch My Mock Debate with Soulation’s Jonalyn Fincher
A few weeks ago I posted the link to an interview that Soulation recorded with me about how pro-lifers can love pro-choice people better while discussing an emotional issue like abortion. We had decided during that interview to record a bonus mock debate, with Jonalyn playing the pro-choice position, but it … Read More
“Pro-Life Magazine” Interviews Me About Using Your Head AND Heart
Pro-Life Magazine is a FREE digital magazine covering pro-life issues. They published an interview with me for their first issue, as well as interviews with Dr. Maureen Condic, Dr. Christopher Kaczor, Kelsey Hazzard and others. You can get the magazine on your iPad or iPhone, or you can download a … Read More
My Interview with Soulation’s Jonalyn Fincher
My new favorite Christian organization Soulation just published an interview with me about how pro-lifers can love pro-choice people better while discussing an emotional issue like abortion. I hope you enjoy it, and I highly recommend you follow Dale and Jonalyn’s work. It’s both important and unique. (One of my … Read More
“If Argument Equals War, Then Learning Equals Losing.”
Josh BrahmJosh worked in the pro-life movement starting at age 18. After 12 years of full-time pro-life work he launched Equal Rights Institute to maximize his impact on the movement. A sought-after speaker, Josh has spoken for more than 29,000 people in six countries and in 25 of the 50 … Read More
The Best Way to Expose Logical Fallacies: Don’t Call Them by Name
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. In my last post I talked about something I’ve been noticing recently, that people, especially pro-life nerds like me, are tempted to talk about logical fallacies all the time in conversation. There are several dangers to this. I’ve argued already that the first danger is … Read More
You Should Know What a Logical Fallacy Actually Is
One danger of accusing people of committing a logical fallacy is that you may not actually know what you’re talking about. Last month I wrote a blog post that a colleague of mine whom I admire disagreed with. She specifically accused me of writing a post that was “full of … Read More