Passion Project
English 111 Research Unit
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Connecting with your Audience: Focusing on "Empathy and Respect"
Professor Robb Willer, in his TEDTalk, argues that those who "craft a message that reflects their opponents' moral values are more likely to open minds". The more polarized society becomes, the more people struggle to have productive discourse about divisive subject matter. To that end, we ask ourselves the following essential questions:
How do you discuss debatable issues in a productive way?
How can you prepare to persuade an audience with substantially different ideas from you?
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Example Text Set for Group Activity
Within this table you will find information from a variety of sources - click all the tabs to see the entire text set. Please be sure to follow the directions (in today's slide deck) and collaborate with your trio to complete this activity and reflection.
Please note: There is a great deal of information linked in the text set. Your group will not have enough time to read everything word-for-word; it is okay to scan some of the materials, just to get a sense of the viewpoints outlined within each resource within this text set. Portions of the information within this Text Set are biased, so please keep that in mind as you review the sources.
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