Begin response statements with some combination of your levels of understanding and agreement:
I understand what you’re saying but I disagree with…
I don’t understand this element of your statement…
I agree with you on some of the things you’ve said, but in this way I disagree…
Help me to understand…
Check out the attached file for additional conflict resolution sentence starters “for Healthy Conflict” from Elena Aguilar’s (2016) “The Art of Coaching Teams: Building Resilient Communities that Transform Schools” (published by Jossey-Bass).