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‘Agreeing to disagree’ is hurting your relationships – here’s what to do instead

  • Written by Lisa Pavia-Higel, Assistant Teaching Professor of English and Technical Communication, Missouri University of Science and Technology
‘Agreeing to disagree’ is hurting your relationships – here’s what to do insteadConversational tools like 'looping' and 'reframing' can help move a conversation away from confrontation.Candra Ritonga/iStock via Getty Images Plus

As Americans become more polarized, even family dinners can feel fraught, surfacing differences that could spark out-and-out conflict. Tense conversations often end with a familiar refrain:...

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