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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Hoggan, James, 1946-     Subjects     Interpersonal communication.     Debates and debating.     Polarization (Social sciences)     Browse Catalog     by author:      Hoggan, James, 1946-       by title:      I'm right and you're...       by call number:      302.2 H716i     Search the Web     Hoggan, James, 1946-     Interpersonal communication.     Debates and debating.     Polarization (Social sciences)       MARC Display

I'm right and you're an idiot : the toxic state of public discourse and how to clean it up / James Hoggan with Grania Litwin. by Hoggan, James, 1946- New Society Publishers, [2016] Call #: 302.2 H716i Subjects Interpersonal communication.   Debates and debating.   Polarization (Social sciences) ISBN:  9780865718173 (pbk.) Alternate title:  I am right and you are an idiot : the toxic state of public discourse and how to clean it up Description:  xxi, 249 pages ; 23 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  Like ships in the night / with Daniel Yankelovich -- The advocacy trap / with Roger Conner -- Mistakes were made (but not by me) / with Carol Tavris -- Morality binds and blinds / with Jonathan Haidt -- Why we want to be misled / with Dan Kahan -- Facts are not enough / with George Lakoff -- Matters of concern / with Bruno Latour -- The self-regulating psychopath / with Joel Bakan and Noam Chomsky -- A case study: foreign-funded radicals -- Assault on democracy / with Alex Himelfarb -- Silencing the voices of others / with Jason Stanley -- Gaslighting blurs our reality / with Bryant Welch -- Summary: the polluted public square -- Power and love / with Adam Kahane -- No fish? no fish sticks / with Peter Senge -- Listen deeply / with Otto Scharmer and Anne Giardini -- The myth of apathy / with Renee Lertzman -- Psychic numbing / with Paul Slovic -- Sometimes David wins / with Marshall Ganz -- The golden rule / with Karen Armstrong and Joan Halifax -- Speak the truth, but not to punish / with Thich Nhat Hanh -- We need warmheartedness / with The 14th Dalai Lama -- Epilogue: lessons learned. Summary:  "Just as the natural environment can be polluted, so too can public discourse. An examination of the sorry state of today's public square, showing how polluted, polarized conversations discourage people from taking action on critical issues such as climate change, and demonstrating how we can clear the air and become more powerful and effective communicators."--Provided by publisher. Other authors:  Litwin, Grania. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 302.2 H716i Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 302.2 H716i Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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