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When Incivility Runs Amok: LEAP FROG Part 5, the F

posted on April 12, 2017 by Janet Givens
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We’re back with our series on civil discourse today, moving on to FROG.   Yes.  I’m tickled too.   Do you dread neighborhood gatherings because they always end in a political argument?   Do you secretly cringe when your seat mate on the commuter line you frequent says, “our government is finally on the right track” ? Are you curious… more »
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Blame it on the Oxytocin

posted on August 3, 2016 by Janet Givens
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This is a post on what is called “The Backfire Effect.” Essentially, it holds that: Confronting a belief with facts to the contrary only strengthens the initial belief. I was discouraged when I sat down to write this post. How could it be, I wondered, that so many people were clinging so tenaciously to a candidate so obviously (to… more »
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