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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoggan, James, 1946- author.

Litwin, Grania, author.

Contributor:

Class of 1932 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal communication.

Polarization (Social sciences).

Debates and debating.

Physical Description:

xx, 283 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

I am right and you are an idiot

Place of Publication:

Gabriola Island, BC : New Society Publishers, [2019]

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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I The Polluted Public Square p. 1

Section A Smashing Heads Doesn't Open Minds

1 Like Ships in the Night p. 5 / Daniel Yankelovich and Steve Rosell

2 The Advocacy Trap p. 13 / Roger Conner

3 Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) p. 21 / Carol Tavris

4 Morality Binds and Blinds p. 32 / Jonathan Haidt

5 Why We Want to Be Misled p. 38 / Dan Kahan

Section B A Failure to Communicate

6 Facts Are Not Enough p. 47 / George Lakoff

7 Matters of Concern p. 53 / Bruno Latour

Section C Duped and How

8 The Self-regulating Psychopath p. 67 / Joel Bakan and Noam Chomsky

9 Steve Bannon's Full-service Propaganda Machine with research p. 77 / Carole Cadwalladr

10 Foreign-funded Radicals p. 92

11 Assault on Democracy p. 104 / Alex Himelfarb

12 Silencing the Voices of Others p. 110 / Jason Stanley

13 Gaslighting Blurs Our Reality p. 116 / Bryant Welch

14 Summary: The Polluted Public Square p. 121

Part II Speak the Truth, But Not to Punish p. 129

Section D Leaning into the Future

15 Power and Love p. 133 / Adam Kahane

16 No Fish? No Fish Sticks p. 144 / Peter Senge

17 Listen Deeply p. 155 / Otto Scharmer

Section E The Mighty Tool of Public Narrative

18 What Are They Thinking? p. 167 / Anthony Leiserowitz and Ed Maibach

19 The Myth of Apathy p. 181 / Renee Lertzman

20 Psychic Numbing p. 189 / Paul Slovic

21 Sometimes David Wins p. 197 / Marshall Ganz

Section F From the Heart

22 The Golden Rule p. 211 / Karen Armstrong

23 Tending Our Inner Ecology p. 216 / Joan Halifax

24 Speak the Truth, But Not to Punish p. 224 / Thich Nhat Hanh

25 We Need Warmheartedness with the 14th Dalai Lama p. 233.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Hoggan, James, 1946- I'm right and you're an idiot.

ISBN:

0865719144

9780865719149

OCLC:

1050565143