[Max Goodman]

Originally Posted by Andrew Mandelbaum

Max,
Is this a serious theory, that Charlie's deep clinging to, for example, the preposterous definitions of the Left, Patriotism, Trump, and Believers in his last post is created by sharp confrontation?

Not created. The theory, as I understand it, is that confrontation won't help Charlie to a better understanding of these issues, and is likely, in fact, to make it harder for him to understand them.

Originally Posted by Andrew Mandelbaum

Or are you saying...

If you want to better understand what the Dartmouth researchers are saying, asking me is the wrong approach. Above, I've provided a link to an article about the study. Here's one to the actual study.