minority change majority view

Cards (4)

  • behavioral style
    consistency : minority must be consistent in their opinion
    confidence in the correctness of ideas / views
    appearing unbiased
    resisting social pressure and abuse
  • style of thinking : if a min can get a maj to think about an issue and thing about arguments for and against then they stand a good chance of influencing the maj
  • flexibility and compromise : if a consistent minority are be seen as inflexible , rigid and dogmatic , they will be unlikely to change the maj view | if they appear flexible and compromising , they are likely to be seen as more moderate and reasonable thus stand a better chance at changing the maj view
  • Identification : people tend to identify with people they see similar to themselves. if the maj identifies with the minority , then they are more likely to take the minority views seriously and change their own views in line with those if the min