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W2 Disc Dying Art
W2 Disc Dying Art
Please read the article entitled The Dying art of Disagreement (Links to an external site.) by Bret Stephens, found here on the New York Times site
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/24/opinion/dying-art-of-disagreement.html (Links to an external site.) or watch here on YouTube video from minute 13:45 until 42:45
After reading his article please contribute to the discussion with a 250 (minimum) word argument which supports your argument about something he has written. If you agree with him share your opinion. If you disagree with him, by all means, share your opinion. Below are some examples of questions you might want to tackle. You need only address one of these in your essay.
- Does the first amendment protect hate speech; should it?
- Do identity politics get in the way of a free exchange of ideas and “protect” us from thinking about hard problems?
- Do people tend to lie to pollsters so they don’t look like someone’s idea of a bigot?
- Is his strategy for winning the argument for gay marriage with conservatives compelling?
- What is a “liberal”education and why is it important or unimportant?
- Is the media doing a good job or a bad job when it comes to fulfilling their duty “to clarify the terms of debate by championing aggressive and objective news reporting, and improve the quality of debate with commentary that opens minds and challenges assumptions?”
- What can you learn from Mr. Stephen’s when it comes to becoming a better person at disagreeing or critiquing another person’s argument?