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    The Argument Culture In Deborah Tannen’s article “The Argument Culture‚” she states that argument and debate “urge us to approach the world‚ and the people in it‚ in an adversarial frame of mine.” She calls this new norm of society “The argument culture”. The argument culture “rests on the assumption that opposition is the best way to get anything done”. Tannen uses the metaphor of an arguing spouse to convey the idea that society needs act more like a married couple to find a more constructive

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    far as how knowledgeable we are becoming on the material at hand. A mind is a terrible thing to waste‚ and because of agonism in academics‚ students now might not be getting the full potential out of their mind simply because of the way they/we are being taught. Deborah Tannen‚ a professor at Georgetown University‚ in the article “Agonism in the Academy: Surviving the Argument Culture” (2000) argues that discussion rather than debate is a more proficient way of teaching our students‚ likewise‚ collaborating

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    Jessica Warren Professor Holly Foster English 111-09H June 13‚ 2014 Arguing: An Always Present Force Dr. Tannen is a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University. Her study of language and how it is utilized has led her to have many books on the “Best-Selling” List. In her book‚ “The Argument Culture”‚ Deborah Tannen takes a closer look at how we as a society have come to view arguing/debating as a normal form of communication. Our inability to look at more than two views at a time‚

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    In her article “The Argument Culture‚” Deborah Tannen suggest that in today’s society people most confront others‚ in order to solve a problem. “The best way to discuss an idea is to set up a debate; the best way to cover the news is to find a spokespeople who express the most extreme‚ polarized views and present them as “both side.” Tannen gives as an example. Tannen explains the actions argument culture uses in order to find a solution. The right to express an opinion can be great‚ but it can create

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    we given up on public schools?” Have we given up on the kids because we have given up on the future? Benjamin Barber stresses this thought-provoking idea because there is‚ without a doubt‚ a need for a change. In a book written by Deborah Tannen called The Argument Culture: Moving from Debate to Dialogue‚ she expresses the idea that when two parties have a debate over an issue then usually there can only be two sides to a solution; no more no less. The more one side gets into conflict with another

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    Debate Language “The Argument Culture” is a persuasive essay written by Professor Deborah Tannen. As a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University‚ Tannen experience in language leads her to write many books in this field. Tannen uses “The Argument Culture” essay to persuade her audience that this society’s way of looking at debate encourages an “adversarial frame of mind” (Tannen‚ 305). Three of Tannen’s main points include; polarized views in the news‚ the use of “war metaphors’ by media

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    How Male and Female Students Use Language Differently by Deborah Tannen In Deborah Tannen’s essay How male and female students use language differently explained’ she describes the difference in the way men and women communicate in class. Ms. Tannen has years of experience in the classroom‚ and has inked several books on language. Deborah Tannen can be considered and specialist on this subject. In this essay she tries to convey the message to her readers that women and men communicate in differently

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    -98 2-15-11 In reading Deborah Tannen’s essay “You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation‚” I was found to believe that the main idea of this essay was the language of everyday conversation. The subject of Deborah Tannen’s essay would be in my opinion the difference in which males and females use communication skills. When it comes to men‚ they seem to talk more if they were sitting next to a female. Also a boys way of communicating with other boys‚ was not by talking‚ but by

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    In Deborah Tannen’s essay “I’ll Explain It to You: Lecturing and Listening”‚ she asserts the belief that even though men and women speak the same structural language‚ their motivations for speech and conversational patterns are very different. In the earlier years of development‚ Tannen observes that girls use speech to find confirmation and establish intimacy‚ whereas boys use speech to assert their independence and attain social status. After transitioning to adulthood‚ women find themselves bored

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    distinguish men and women. Rather anything from clothing or hairstyles to make-up or accessories can indicate specific messages about an individual. According to Deborah Tannen‚ women are more frequently considered marked beings in our society while men have fewer clothing or style options and are therefore free to remain unmarked. Although Tannen argues that it is possible for men to remain purely "unmarked" her assertions do not hold up well in a changing world. Because the term "marked" is a social

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