Prior to this section, it appeared to me that her objective was to attack the argument culture. I believe that everyone has, is, and always will live in an argument culture. It s only natural for everyone to have unique views and ideas, therefore making it impossible to eliminate argument from the world. In contrast to Tannen s beliefs, I think that when people talk things out, many times there will be a positive outcome. Just because people disagree does not mean they break out in an outrage.
Some fights do get out of hand, but many are carried out very calmly.
These are the battles that we truly win. However, I do agree with Tannen in that many times people argue just for the sake of arguing. People come to a point where they stop listening and just start throwing words out onto the table. These are the arguments in which little is resolved. Although I believe argument is healthy in many cases, sometimes it is inappropriate.