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The War on Language | The Aneesh Karve Series | Episode 6 (WiM281)

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The Amygdala Host

CNN's John Sutter says the use of emotionally charged language in a debate is like an amygdala hijack. It short circuits critical thinking, it destroys possibility of any authentic dialogue or rational debate, he says. "This seems like one of these kind of psychological tactics that people just cannot resist playing so long as it's effective on people," Sutter adds.

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