How to disagree better - 6 Minute English

Have we lost respect for those who disagree with us? At a time when public debate has become so ill-tempered, a battle of ideas might have become an exchange of insults. Sam and Rob wonder if the art of persuasion is lost and teach you related vocabulary. This week’s question Which spiritual leader is famous for saying “Disagreement is something normal”? Is it… ? a) Pope Francis b) The Dalai Lama c) Ravi Shankar Listen to the programme to find out the answer. 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 focussing too much on the small details or formal rules 𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐲 a way of organising people according to their importance 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭 a dislike or lack of respect for someone or something 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 someone’s perspective on something 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 polite behaviour 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 staying the same and not developing To download the audio and a transcript, go to our website: 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬: Fake or real: what’s the best tree to have