I don’t think the dynamic you are talking about has much to do with Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication. Perhaps a slightly reductive view, but I see “NVC” as

I don’t think the dynamic you are talking about has much to do with Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication. Perhaps a slightly reductive view, but I see “NVC” as basically saying that when people argue, emotions can sometimes overrule logic. When people get emotional, they sometimes plug their ears and start screaming into the void. NVC is then basically a bunch of tactics to circumvent the emotional aspect so that the discussion can get back to logical facts. It also tries to create a framework where the people arguing have to hear the other side’s arguments before making a counter argument. I think the book has some very useful ideas mixed in with some amount of self-promotion. I think the name “Nonviolent Communication” (which might throw some people off) is part of that self-promotion. Don’t let the name fool you.