The Disagreement Between Rashi and Rambam About Language

Shamaites think about language as a way of making statements which are either true or false, so don't say something that 's false. The hilalites understand that language is about more than just making statements. We can use language to encourage, empathize, motivate, inspire, or we can use it to discourage, disparage, critic ise and depress. Good speech helps us grow. Evil speech puts people down. Focused, targeted praise,. informed by considered judgment of individual strength,  is what makes teachers great and their disciples greater than they would otherwise have been. That's what we learn from rabean john and ben zakai. Seeing good in people