We are fortunate to have philosopher Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (Duke University) on the podcast today, talking about arguments — not the kind you have when you’re angry, but the kind you construct in favor of a position or policy. Arguments respect people by treating them as real agents capable of reason; they have myriad other benefits, and Walter walks us through all of it, as well as talking about polarization itself, why some kinds of it are harmful, and some possible ways forward.Walter’s WSJ piece: https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-get-along-better-we-need-better-arguments-1531411024Walter’s latest book: https://smile.amazon.com/Think-Again-How-Reason-Argue/dp/0190627123/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1540775147&sr=8-2&keywords=think+againWalter’s online courses: https://www.coursera.org/instructor/~932346– – – – Depolarize! is produced by Dan Koch & mixed by Chris KeeneSupport the show financially & receive 2 bonus episodes per month: patreon.com/depolarizeJoin Dan’s email list for all podcast news: dankochwords.comFacebook Discussion group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/167529477028833/depolarizepodcast.comdepolarizepodcast (at) gmail