Confirming and Disconfirming

I have found it difficult to confirm someone when we are speaking about a subject which we disagree upon. This chapter has definitely helped me with recognition, acknowledgement, and endorsement. It taught me that I can still confirm someone about a disagreeable topic without endorsing their idea. For example, the text talked about a 15-year-old boy who had tried acid and had wanted to experiment more with it. Although the author of the text did not endorse his behavior, she educated him on the dangers and long-term effects of acid. This confirmed the boy as a person by acknowledging his existence, without endorsing using acid. To confirm a person entails recognizing that the other person exists and also acknowledging what they feel and how they are thinking. Endorsing would entail accepting that person's feelings and thoughts. The text makes a key point to mention that endorsement is not always possible if we are trying to be honest with a person.