Addresses the argument, not the people supporting a particular viewpoint. Promotes attitudes of openness and inquiry. Aim is to discover. Ignores assumptions and built-in biases. Explores assumptions and built-in biases.
Language promotes lack of awareness and unconsciousness.
Language usage promotes greater awareness and consciousness. Can lead to tunnel vision and bigotry . Can lead to breadth of vision and understanding. 15a. Statistics always presented to show maximum damage from problem and minimum damage from solution .