Thanks for this suggestion! I think it’s helpful in a lot of contexts. But note that your response to point #1 assumes that the writer’s aim must be to convince their interlocutor to change their mind. I disagree with this: public writing may have very different goals from those that a personal letter would have. A particularly important competing goal may be to rally a critical mass of readers to viscerally appreciate why the targeted view is wrong/​bad. And this goal may be much better achieved by judgmental writing than by NVC (not least because bystanders are more apt to be interested enough to read a more emotionally engaging post featuring intellectual conflict).
Thanks for this suggestion! I think it’s helpful in a lot of contexts. But note that your response to point #1 assumes that the writer’s aim must be to convince their interlocutor to change their mind. I disagree with this: public writing may have very different goals from those that a personal letter would have. A particularly important competing goal may be to rally a critical mass of readers to viscerally appreciate why the targeted view is wrong/​bad. And this goal may be much better achieved by judgmental writing than by NVC (not least because bystanders are more apt to be interested enough to read a more emotionally engaging post featuring intellectual conflict).