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 โDisagreement is something normalโ? Is itโฆ ?
a) Pope Francis
b) The Dalai Lama
c) Ravi Shankar
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฒ
๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐
focussing too much on the small details or formal rules
๐ก๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ฒ
a way of organising people according to their importance
๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ
a dislike or lack of respect for someone or something
๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ
someoneโs perspective on something
๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
polite behaviour
๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
staying the same and not developing
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