How can admitting that I'm wrong help diffuse arguments in my relationship?

How can admitting that I'm wrong help diffuse arguments in my relationship?

Philip Van Munching (Author) gives expert video advice on: What's wrong with raising my voice during a discussion?; How can I avoid explosive arguments in my relationship? and more...

One of our constant complaints about our partners tends to be, "they're so unreasonable when we fight." Well you know what, you can seem reasonable even in the middle of a fight, by admitting to something that you've done wrong. It doesn't even have to be the whole thing you are talking about, it could be something within an argument. For example, you say something in the heat of an argument that you know you shouldn't have said, stop. Say, "wait a minute, I am sorry, I shouldn't have said that." It's amazing how your reasonableness can create the same kind of reasonableness in your partner.