why aren't all 6 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public
record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable
ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't;
assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card:
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▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable
Assertion Supported
Sinek built a global brand without spending any money on marketing
“And so I would turn down business from people who sat in the majority and focus exclusively on the early adopters, and that's what made my career and my brand grow. Because I didn't spend any money on marketing.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Sinek: A person's core purpose is fully formed by their late teens
“We're, our why is fully formed by our mid to late teens.”
Assertion Contradicted
Sinek: Participation medals backfire and harm both top and bottom performers
“No, it's a bad idea. And there is actually evidence of that, that it actually backfires, because the people who do earn, you know, first or second medals, their accomplishment is devalued, right? And the people who come in last and get a medal, it makes them f…”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Sinek: Bookstores have self-help sections but no 'help others' sections
“There's an entire section of the bookshop called self-help, and there's no section in the bookshop called help others.”
Assertion Partly supported
Sinek: Children across all cultures learn self-treatment from their parents
“There's one thing the research shows that across all cultures, every child learns from their parents, no matter what, which is how to treat yourself, how you treat yourself, and how you treat others.”
Assertion Partly supported
Sinek: All original U.S. women's suffrage leaders died before women voted
“All of the founders of the women's suffrage movement in the United States Had died of natural causes before the first woman voted.”