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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by TimTheTinker on Monday March 18, 2019 @05:58PM (#19425758)
> "when you do X,I feel Y"

Communication like that can be very helpful when dealing with personal conflict -- marriage, friendships, etc., but I can't see how that would help in the public sphere.

If a political opponent, writer, or public speaker were to say or write something like that, it would be irritating and off-putting. I'd think "OK, but what's your point?"

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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by TimTheTinker on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @06:20AM (#19429523)
To clarify, if a Senator stood up on the floor and began: “Mr President, when my honorable colleague argues in favor of [some policy], I feel shamed, belittled, and angry.”

... That would be inappropriate, unhelpful, and unproductive. It would be better to engage with the opponent’s argument with another argument than to resort to talking about personal feelings in that context.

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