About ObjectivelyWhen Ideas Can’t Battle, People Will ~ Polarization, partisanship, disunity…People didn’t just wake up angry. They’ve also grown too confident in their own ideas and too dismissive of the counterpoints.Top to bottom, we need a public forum– an opposition crucible where ideas are tested before being believed, let alone absorbed as personal identities.A change in discourse, could save the nation.ObjectivelyOBJCT_55c7c1f0-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea00A change in discourse_55c7c2e0-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea00To provide a public forum where ideas are tested before being believed_55c7c380-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea00ArgumentationGood Arguments Build Trust(EVEN WHEN YOU DISAGREE)True, it can be uncomfortable, but like baseball or chess, reasoning is a cooperative exercise. It invites both sides into a set of rules–each warming to the other the more their ideas are taken seriously.Debate can bring us together….As long as we do it well.Neutral technology can help.DiversityDeconflicting our Diverse BeliefsPluralismPluralism depends on Arbitrating DifferencesTrustBeliefs & DifferencesArbitrate differences and deconflict diverse beliefs_55c7c452-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea001CommunitariansEmpathicsInclusionImprove minority inclusion_55c7c4de-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea001.1TrustImprove trust in institutions_55c7c560-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea001.2InstitutionsCooperationImprove societal cooperation_55c7c5ec-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea001.3SocietyDemocracySupport policy decisions_55c7c678-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea001.4GovernmentsInstitutionsLeadersDiscourseSupport helpful discourse_55c7c704-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea001.5AccountabilitySupport accountable leadership_55c7c790-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea001.6LeadersIdeas & KnowledgeAdvance human knowledge via the competitive marketplace of ideas_55c7c81c-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea001.7LibertariansRationalists DeliberationsEstablish rules to facilitate deliberation_55c7c8b2-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea002Deliberation Made Easy ~ Effective reasoning is complicated, but we’ve done the hard part already. With rules like turn-taking, topicality, argument mapping and peer review…so that everyone plays fair and trusts the process.Objectively sets the guidelines. You handle the dialogue.Turn-TakingEngage in turn-taking_55c7c93e-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea002.1TopicalityManage topicality_55c7c9d4-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea002.2ArgumentationMap arguments_55c7ca6a-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea002.3Peer ReviewEngage review by peers_55c7cb00-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea002.4TrustElevate information quality_55c7cb96-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea003Building Trust Across the Ecosystem ~ Elevating information quality at each step in the flowReputationEnhance reputation with collaboration, vetting and interdisciplinary review_55c7cc2c-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea003.1ExpertsAudiencesExpand audiences through expertise, engagement and trust-building_55c7cccc-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea003.2JournalistsContentReceive and share less polarizing and more defensible content_55c7cd6c-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea003.3AudiencesAnswersFind answers together, objectively_55c7ce02-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea004Welcome to a true public forum.Disagreement & UnderstandingPromote understanding and better disagreement_55c7cea2-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea004.1Quality discussion promotes understanding and helps us disagree better.VettingEncourage vetting by the opposition_55c7cf4c-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea004.2OpponentsIt also encourages vetting by the opposition, input by experts, and rules to keep the discussion productive. In short, it requires we talk, Objectively.InputGather input from experts_55c7cfec-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea004.3ExpertsRulesAgree upon rules to keep discussion productive_55c7d0e6-5fe1-11ed-90ef-d1481b83ea004.42022-11-08https://objectively.info/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net