Trigger warnings do not work, new study finds

Re:Trigger warnings do not work, new study finds by temp-dude-87844 on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @10:25AM (#19492114)

Yeah, the whole point of them isn't to announce it and then force the content on them anyway, the point is to warn about the nature of the content's gravity so that one can make an informed consent whether to continue or not. It's unfortunate that both the researchers and much of the coverage didn't think so.

Link to paper: https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702619827018

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Re:Trigger warnings do not work, new study finds by sevensor on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @11:06AM (#19492510)

But surely the counter-argument is that being confronted with difficult material is the whole point of a liberal education? That in choosing to attend university, one has already consented to this? Continually flagging the material under study as somehow dangerous seems designed to suppress critical discussion.

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