Ideas change everything

3 ideas for communicating across the political divide

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Isaac Saul |

TED2024

• April 2024

How does language shape our politics? Journalist Isaac Saul explores how subtle word choices can inhibit productive dialogue about significant issues — and shows how small (but important) changes can help us all have better conversations with people who think differently than us.

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How does language shape our politics? Journalist Isaac Saul explores how subtle word choices can inhibit productive dialogue about significant issues — and shows how small (but important) changes can help us all have better conversations with people who think differently than us.

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This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

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Tangle is an independent, nonpartisan news outlet that challenges your biases by sharing the best arguments from across the political spectrum on the biggest stories of the day. It's free to sign up.