>Many intense arguments can be diffused by first being specific about what we agree upon. Exactly. Whenever I have the inclination to get into an argument abou

>Many intense arguments can be diffused by first being specific about what we agree upon. Exactly. Whenever I have the inclination to get into an argument about politics, I try to start by finding a common premise, in order to find where the problems or disagreements start. And eventually, I find that we have similar goals where you wouldn't expect sometimes, but are coming at it from completely different sets of facts that guide us to different conclusions.