Every day, our students are inundated by information—as well as opinions and misinformation—in the world and on their devices. Digital texts influence what they buy, who they vote for, and what they believe about themselves and their world. Crafting and analyzing arguments in a digital world could be our greatest possibility to improve dialog across cultures and continents… or it could contribute to bitter divides.
In the following video, Authors Kristen Hawley Turner and Troy Hicks imagine a future where conversation relies on facts and evidence to form productive conversations that move us forward. But how do we get there? Kristen and Troy walk us through how teaching our students to both identify and construct thoughtful, coherent argument, and by teaching them to understand how digital arguments function in their daily lives can affect a shift in both thought and action.
