Imagine you and a good friend decide to play a game of chess. As you sit down, your friend takes your queen off the board and puts it back in the box with no explanation. You say, “Uh, what are you doing?” Your friend replies, completely unironically, “Only I’m allowed … Read More
Sometimes It’s Not about the Argument
There’s a stereotypical story of married couples that you’re probably familiar with. The wife has had a bad day, so she goes to her husband to tell him about it. Her husband, being wired to fix problems, shows his love to his wife by offering solutions. The wife gets frustrated. … Read More
Dialogue Tip: Tell Them That They Can’t Offend You
Millennials are terrified of offending people. They are surrounded by a world of trigger warnings and microaggressions. They worry that they’ll be shouted down if they say something that could be perceived as racist, sexist, homophobic, or somehow bigoted. They also really don’t want to be any of those things. … Read More
Ben Shapiro’s Response to Abortion in the Case of Rape
Editor’s Note – 5/31/17: The Ben Shapiro video Tim comments on was uploaded to the Shapiro Facebook page on April 10th. Four weeks later we published this piece from Tim, encouraging pro-life advocates to avoid imitating some of the things Shapiro does in their one-on-one dialogues regarding rape. Two weeks … Read More
10 Practical Tips for Leading a Campus Outreach
I hope that as more groups purchase the Equipped for Life Course, they will be prepared to participate in more outreach events like polling tables. Having a strategic plan in mind and practical supplies on hand can help your event be a greater success. Speaking as the president of a … Read More
VIDEO: Dialogue Tips Speech and Mock Dialogue at Students for Life Conference
I asked Rebecca Haschke from Justice For All to join me for a practical dialogue tips session at the 2017 Students for Life of America conference in D.C. so that we could spend the last part of the session doing a mock dialogue! [youtube id=”tSKfxYHSarU”] Outline: Josh Brahm – Tip 1: … Read More
Snidely Whiplash Is Not on Facebook
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. Are you frustrated with political polarization? Have you noticed that conversations between the opposite ends of the political spectrum are getting harder and harder? Do you wonder why it has gotten so ugly, and do you wish you could do something about it? Read on. … Read More
Three Tips for Dealing with the Name-Dropper
Philosophy majors can be incredibly obnoxious. I should know. I was one. Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. Philosophy is a tool. Like any tool, it can be used for good or for evil. In the hands of a surgeon, a scalpel can be used to save a life. In the … Read More
Learning to Allow Space for the Thinking Pause
You can’t dialogue well about abortion or anything else unless you learn to listen well. It should be obvious to anyone that if you want to listen well you shouldn’t interrupt people when they’re in the middle of a sentence. Something much less obvious is that you shouldn’t interrupt people … Read More
The Rational Nature Argument for Equal Treatment
The change we’ve made to the way we argue for equal treatment for the unborn, and why we made it. Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. It’s been almost a year since I started this blog and by far my most popular post is my explanation of the basic Equal Rights … Read More