Civility can and will encourage your opponents to keep listening to you. To be civil towards a situation shows that you are capable of considering other people's opinions, thoughts or understand their reasoning. If a person is to get out of hand because they aren't trying to hear both sides of a story, or in this situation the reasoning behind beliefs of guilt or innocence, then not too many other individuals will stand by to listen to it. In the play, Twelve Angry Men juror 10 starts to get a bit out of hand with the statements being made, implying that all or most people from areas like the defendants are good for nothing drunks and or junkies that are nothing but trouble. Due to juror 10s actions and statements, not more than one juror stuck around to listen to the ignorance spoken.
I agree with your statement on how civility shows the other person's ability to comprehend other people's opinions. It shows that you can control your emotions and not lash out when someone does not agree with your opinion. However, I think that at times, civility is not needed when you need to show people how passionate you are about a topic. I would believe and trust the person who is fighting for what they say or believe in more than the person who calmly explains it.
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