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Opinions: Ally or Enemy
In today’s episode, we discuss when opinions can be helpful, and when they can be harmful.
Mentioned in today's episode
- When opinions are a good thing:
- When the evidence for a given topic is inaccessible or doesn't exist
- When the person with the opinion has significant experiential knowledge
- When the subject of the work is primarily representative of a person's opinion or expression
- When are opinions a bad thing?
- When an opinion is positioned as an objective truth.
- When the opinion of an individual devalues any other individual's perspective without objective reasoning
- When opinion is used as a substitute for research.
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