viewpoint

(noun)

The position from which something is observed or considered; an angle, outlook, or point of view.

Related Terms

  • argument
  • audience

Examples of viewpoint in the following topics:

  • Ethical Usage: Considering Other Viewpoints

    • Persuasive speakers have an ethical duty to consider opposing viewpoints and evidence before being sure that theirs are correct.
    • The honest consideration of other viewpoints is an ethical duty if you are a persuasive speaker seeking to convince the audience of something you believe to be true.
    • If you are able to consider other viewpoints and still believe in your original view, then you are ethically able to attempt to persuade others.
    • As a persuasive speaker, there is always an incentive to invent, or even just fudge evidence so as to strengthen your appeal and weaken opposing viewpoints.
    • Explain why considering other viewpoints is considered ethical in public speaking
  • Addressing Opposing Viewpoints

    • Being familiar with oppositional viewpoints is a way of strengthening your understanding of your own position.
    • When arguing against a traditional viewpoint, this becomes especially important as you will have a more challenging case to argue.
    • While the previous two examples use the addressing of oppositional arguments to provide a framework to the paper, it is important to include a brief engagement with opposing viewpoints in the opening paragraph.
    • Doing so gives readers a succinct version of the position that will be articulated in the remainder of the paper, as well as a brief explanation of why that position is stronger than opposing viewpoints.
    • It is important to anticipate opposing viewpoints and to respond to them fairly and adequately.
  • The Contingency Viewpoint

    • The contingency viewpoint of management proposes that there is no standard for management; instead, management depends on the situation.
    • The contingency viewpoint is a more recent development of organizational theory that attempts to integrate a variety of management approaches by proposing that there is no one best way to organize a corporation or lead a company.
    • An example of the contingency viewpoint in action is a manager facing a situation with an employee who regularly shows up late to work.
    • Under the contingency viewpoint, however, the manager may decide to better understand the situation by talking to the employee about why s/he is late to work and then deciding on the most effective and appropriate course of action.
    • A leader's ability to manage under the contingency viewpoint depends largely on the nature of the environment and how the organization relates to the environment.
  • Making Concessions

    • Be specific when you address opposing viewpoints.
    • No matter what phrases you use to make concessions, your goal is the same: To demonstrate that you have considered the opposing viewpoint fairly, that you can recognize when the opposition brings up a good point, and that your argument still holds true despite this valid objection .
    • Use arguments that go against your thesis to support your argument by giving opposing viewpoints a fair chance and refuting them thoughtfully
  • The Goals of a Persuasive Speech: Convincing, Actuation, and Stimulation

    • The overall goal of a persuasive speech is for the audience to accept your viewpoint as the speaker.
    • A convincing speech is designed to cause the audience to internalize and believe a viewpoint that they did not previously hold.
    • In this instance, the speaker understands that the audience already believes in the viewpoint, but not to the degree that he or she would like.
  • The Ethics of Persuasion

    • Notably, this approach involves input from the audience and an honest explanation of your viewpoint.
  • Uniting Competing Factions Within the Party

    • Even with evidence of increasing polarization between political parties, they still encompass a wide range of constituents with varying viewpoints.
    • Parties unite these disparate viewpoints by developing party platforms that outline party positions on issues and the actions leaders will take to implement them if elected.
    • These votes present a majority view on how issues should be handled and how they can be used by the presidential candidate to unite divergent viewpoints under one popular view.
  • Anticipating Potential Objections

    • Not everyone will readily agree with the viewpoint you take in an argument.
    • This means not everyone will agree with your viewpoint.
    • Think about who may be undecided or opposed to your viewpoint.
    • Show how to address readers who may not agree with your viewpoint
  • Product life extension

    • From a manufacturer's viewpoint, similar savings occur.
  • Prejudice, Bias, and Discrimination

    • Technically, prejudice should be differentiated from viewpoints accumulated through direct life experience.
    • Such viewpoints or beliefs are not pre-judgments but post-judgments.
    • If the assertion is made that no amount of experience ever entitles a person to a viewpoint then this precipitates a logical absurdity since anyone who opposes strongly-held views must, by their own definition, also be prejudiced, invalidating their own proposition on the grounds of... prejudice.
    • Post-judgments or beliefs and viewpoints derived from experience that maintain unfair or stereotypical perspectives on a group of people is more accurately referred to as bias.
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