Week 10, post 2

The spiral of silence established by Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann is the increasing pressure people feel to conceal their views when they think thy are in the minority. Imagine is you part of a group discussion, and you are the one person who does not agree with the other group members. Because of the expected pressure that would be felt by other group members to convert them to your point of view, you would be less likely to share your comments and simply conform to their beliefs. This still gives you an out if you are wrong, because you can say later, that you didn't agree but you wouldn't be able to convert the whole group so it would be a waste of time.