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The conflict strategy I believe is most effective is argumentativeness. Argumentativeness “…refers to your willingness to argue for a point of view, your tendency to speak your mind on significant issues (DeVito, 2020). There are many positive outcomes in using this type of conflict strategy. This includes one’s ability to voice their own opinions without discrediting others. Argumentativeness has also been shown to increase relationship satisfaction, a person’s credibility, and their use of persuasion (DeVito, 2020). This is a great way to address any situation without seeming too overbearing. The advice I would give to someone who wanted to try this strategy is to remain impartial throughout the conversation to avoid personal emotions from interfering. A time where I used a conflict strategy was during a conversation I had with a friend. The conflict strategy I specifically used was talking and listening, which is the one I most commonly use as I find it very useful. This method was effective in discussing the core of the problem that was affecting our friendship and what could be done on each end to resolve the issue. The initiation of this conversation not only produced a promising resolution, but it was also able to strengthen our friendship overall.
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Everyone has different strategies when it comes to conflict management. To me, neutrality is the best one because you remain calm and collected in case something sparks up. In a way, it shows that you do not care but in your thoughts, you can process what everything is being said. This can give you time to respond in the most effective way. For someone wanting to try this strategy, it’s more of a mental thing and figuring out how to remain calm in certain situations. I once had an argument with my friend who was accusing me of something I didn’t do. While they were going off I remained calm and responded with facts to close the argument.
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