"And let’s face it: Our culture has lost the ability to usefully disagree." -- great point.
Good article.
The fact is, that kids do "run" their parents quite a bit. This approach might just bring it out in the open.
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Many parents do not remember their logos, ethos, and pathos. As a result, some fall prey to red herrings, logical fallacies, and guilt-tripping.
I think that by bringing it out into the open, the ground is leveled and there is more understanding.
It is like the difference between being able to think, and being able to think about thinking.
It is the ability to reflect on conversation.
I don't know if you've seen it, but their are parents that give in to their kids requests with children rationalizing their desire for something simply with "I want it".
I think it's more ruled by the fact that they feel they owe it to their kids or that they've fostered this need in their kids to always gratify their wants. There's less emphasis on critical thinking, which is what I think the author of the post was trying to get at.