I'm right and you're an idiot : the toxic state of public discourse and how to clean it up /

I'm right and you're an idiot : the toxic state of public discourse and how to clean it up /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hoggan, James, 1946- author.
Edition:	Second edition.
Imprint:	Gabriola Island, BC : New Society Publishers, [2019] ©2019
Description:	xx, 283 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Interpersonal communication. Polarization (Social sciences) Debates and debating. Debates and debating. Interpersonal communication. Polarization (Social sciences)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11963170

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Varying Form of Title:	I am right and you are an idiot
Other authors / contributors:	Litwin, Grania, author.
ISBN:	0865719144 9780865719149
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-272) and index. Issued also in electronic formats.
Summary:	"The environment can be polluted, as can public discourse. I'm Right and You're an Idiot examines the state of today's public square, showing how polarized conversations discourage people from taking action on issues such as climate change, and demonstrating how we can clear the air and become more powerful and effective communicators."--
Other form:	Online version: Hoggan, James, 1946- I'm right and you're an idiot. Second edition. Gabriola, British Columbia : New Society Publishers, 2019 1550927078 9781550927078

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Prologue: A Beginner's Mind
Part I. The Polluted Public Square
Section A. Smashing Heads Doesn't Open Minds
1. Like Ships in the Night
2. The Advocacy Trap
3. Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
4. Morality Binds and Blinds
5. Why We Want to Be Misled
Section B. A Failure to Communicate
6. Facts Are Not Enough
7. Matters of Concern
Section C. Duped and How
8. The Self-regulating Psychopath
9. Steve Bannon's Full-service Propaganda Machine with research
10. Foreign-funded Radicals
11. Assault on Democracy
12. Silencing the Voices of Others
13. Gaslighting Blurs Our Reality
14. Summary: The Polluted Public Square
Part II. Speak the Truth, But Not to Punish
Section D. Leaning into the Future
15. Power and Love
16. No Fish? No Fish Sticks
17. Listen Deeply
Section E. The Mighty Tool of Public Narrative
18. What Are They Thinking?
19. The Myth of Apathy
20. Psychic Numbing
21. Sometimes David Wins
Section F. From the Heart
22. The Golden Rule
23. Tending Our Inner Ecology
24. Speak the Truth, But Not to Punish
25. We Need Warmheartedness with the 14th Dalai Lama
Epilogue: Hope, Compassion, and Courage
Notes
Index
About the Author
About New Society Publishers