Civil Discourse Forums

Backing Evidence (5 Key Documents)

Deliberative Democracy and Public Consultation (Journal of Political Philosophy, 2016) Search
The Anatomy of Political Discussion Forums (Journal of Communication, 2018) Search
Constructive Dialogue Across Differences (Pew Research Center, 2019) Search
The role of social media in eroding civil discourse (Nature Human Behaviour, 2020) Search
Fostering civil discourse in schools and colleges (Harvard Educational Review, 2020) Search

The Straw Man Arguments

Civil discourse means everyone agrees on everything and nobody gets angry.
Talking to people with different views is a complete waste of time because nobody changes their mind.

The Steel Man (Strong Counter-Suit)

Promoting civil discourse can sometimes be used as a tool to police the tone of marginalized groups, shifting the focus away from urgent injustices toward maintaining a superficial standard of politeness that benefits the status quo.