Write a reflection according to the paragraph below
The primary purpose of dialogue is to learn, that is, to change and grow in the perception and
understanding of reality, and then to act accordingly. Minimally, the very fact that I learn that my
dialogue partner believes "this" rather than "that" proportionally changes my attitude toward her; and
a change in my attitude is a significant change in me. We enter into dialogue so that we can learn, change,
and grow, not so we can force change on the other, as one hopes to do in debate–a hope realized in
inverse proportion to the frequency and ferocity with which debate is entered into. On the other hand,
because in dialogue each partner comes with the intention of learning and changing herself, one's partner
in fact will also change. Thus, the goal of debate, and much more, is accomplished far more effectively by
dialogue.
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