{"id":9443,"date":"2016-09-03T22:10:15","date_gmt":"2016-09-04T06:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=9443"},"modified":"2022-12-22T08:24:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T16:24:37","slug":"bep-19c-arguing-for-or-against-a-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2016\/09\/03\/bep-19c-arguing-for-or-against-a-position\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 19c &#8211; Arguing For or Against a Position"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9443-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP019c-Arguing-Position.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP019c-Arguing-Position.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP019c-Arguing-Position.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"BEP 19c Lesson Module - Arguing For or Against a Position\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP019cPOD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP19c-Business-English-Lesson-Meetings-Arguing-Position-2--600x258.jpg\" alt=\"BEP 19c - Arguing For or Against a Position\" width=\"600\" height=\"258\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP19c-Business-English-Lesson-Meetings-Arguing-Position-2--600x258.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP19c-Business-English-Lesson-Meetings-Arguing-Position-2--300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP19c-Business-English-Lesson-Meetings-Arguing-Position-2--768x330.jpg 768w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP19c-Business-English-Lesson-Meetings-Arguing-Position-2--200x86.jpg 200w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP19c-Business-English-Lesson-Meetings-Arguing-Position-2--400x172.jpg 400w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP19c-Business-English-Lesson-Meetings-Arguing-Position-2-.jpg 787w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to Business English Pod for today&#8217;s lesson on how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/persuasion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">argue for a position<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A position could be an opinion, an idea, or a plan. And whether you&#8217;re in a meeting, a one-on-one discussion, or a presentation, you&#8217;ll often find yourself arguing for your position, or against other people&#8217;s positions.<\/p>\n<p>So how can you argue for or against a position effectively? Sure, you can just state what you think. But there are some more effective techniques you can use to support your position. For example, you can use language to make an idea stronger. Instead of just saying \u201cthis plan is disorganized,\u201d you can say \u201cthis plan is totally disorganized.\u201d That has a greater impact.<\/p>\n<p>You can also work the other way around, and use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2015\/04\/19\/bep-24c-business-english-diplomatic-language-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">softening and minimizing<\/a> language. For example, instead of saying \u201cwe are happy with the new building but there are some problems,\u201d you might say \u201coverall we&#8217;re pretty happy with the new building, but there might be a few problems.\u201d And if you want to criticize someone&#8217;s ideas, you need to introduce that carefully and balance the criticism with praise. All these techniques will help you present your position.<\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s dialog, we&#8217;ll hear Jack, who&#8217;s trying to argue for the idea of moving his company&#8217;s production overseas, to Costa Rica. However, Angie, Dan, and Jim are not convinced that Jack&#8217;s plan is a good idea. As they argue for their positions, we&#8217;ll cover some useful techniques on both sides of the discussion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\tHow does Angie introduce her first criticism of Jack&#8217;s ideas?<br \/>\n2.\tWhat does Jack say about the risks involved in his plan?<br \/>\n3.\tWhat positive thing does Angie say about Jack later in the dialog?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP019cSN-Arguing-Position.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Study Notes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP019cQIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP019cPC.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span 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