How to Disagree: A Beginner’s Guide to Having Better Arguments

Timandra Harkness explores the best ways to disagree with other people - constructively.

Disagreement can bring many benefits and help us reach better outcomes. But our society seems uncomfortable with open-minded arguing; often it degenerates into escalating abuse, standing your ground on principle or simply not listening to other views.

In this series, Timandra takes a range of topics to examine how clashes of interests, competing moral visions, factual disputes, arguments about strategies and even debates over what to watch at the cinema can all be managed better.

Producer: Martin Rosenbaum for BBC Radio 4

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