How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide
by Peter Boghossian
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"In our current political climate, it seems impossible to have a reasonable conversation with anyone who has a different opinion. Whether you're online, in a classroom, an office, a town hall -- or just hoping to get through a family dinner with a stubborn relative -- dialogue shuts down when perspectives clash. Heated debates often lead to insults and shaming, blocking any possibility of productive discourse. Everyone seems to be on a hair trigger. In How to Have Impossible Conversations, show more Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay guide you through the straightforward, practical, conversational techniques necessary for every successful conversation -- whether the issue is climate change, religious faith, gender identity, race, poverty, immigration, or gun control. Boghossian and Lindsay teach the subtle art of instilling doubts and opening minds. They cover everything from learning the fundamentals for good conversations to achieving expert-level techniques to deal with hardliners and extremists. This book is the manual everyone needs to foster a climate of civility, connection, and empathy."--provided by Amazon.com. show lessTags
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Useful as a guide to debate etiquette when you're engaging in a debate with friends or with people who are benevolent to you. In the real world, most debates happen in a setting where people are hostile towards each other and only debate through means of rhetorical tricks without being interested in the other party's arguments. And in that regard, this book is of limited value.
Well written, well researched, and just the right length. Not too much and not too little.
I will be using these skills and this information for the rest of my life.
I will be using these skills and this information for the rest of my life.
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- Original publication date
- 2019-09-17
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 153.6
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- 264
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- Reviews
- 2
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- (4.21)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
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