S. I. Hayakawa and others studied how high-level abstract words, though representing things not physically present agitate the human nervous system. People feel pulled upon and assaulted by hurtful language or (perhaps in response) those subjected to emotionally-charged speech/texts deploy weaponized speech and texts at others.
People feel a full somatic response to such language. Their bodies get excited and their mind re-apportion memory storage.
See the then-Chicago-based Linguist Hayakawa's _Language in Action_. When published in the 1940s, this was unverifiable linguistic-physiological theory. Now tests are proving the mind-body effect of heated speech on retrofitting our brains. That is, repeated exposure to buzz words, slogans, memes do in fact cause more bypass of the prefrontal analytical lobe and cause speech and text to be cursorily processed by the crudely two-valued amygdala. This results in less synaptic hooks for shades of complexity in thinking. Experimental Psychology has measured excitation levels and induced for getting in repose to the war cries of partisan politicians and pundits.
How can non-Aristotelian rhetoric help to slow responses and also lower the "heat?"
Please share any comments and pointers to studies here.
LANGUAGE IN ACTION:
https://pure.mpg.de/rest/items/item_2346245_4/component/file_2453260/content
Holiday wishes for a new year that holds better communication and more peaceful linguistic, rhetorical interactions.
If you're considering the Russian/Ukraine war I do not think the problem is emotional or subject to straight forward misunderstanding. Will perhaps, and positions of identity which might respond to rhetorical theatrics but there are too many other issues I suspect.
No, not specific to any war, Stanley. I am talking systems of thinking in two-values. See 1939 rhetorical situation that Hayakawa analyzed in Ch. 11 of Language in Action.
Have you read Language in Action, esp. Ch. 11 on two-valued thought? We will find it difficult to discuss the formidable research on somatic responses to language until we are, so to speak, on the same page with foundational research. The Max Planck Gesellschaft has this text. The Max Planck Gesellschaft also hosts ResearchGate.
We are trying to discuss research so I will try to get people to read with the text of primary source material before offering opinions. This is crucial to understanding the physiological properties of language.
I await your comments and Happy Hols, Stanley!
LANGUAGE IN ACTION:
https://pure.mpg.de/rest/items/item_2346245_4/component/file_2453260/content
The new non-Aristotelian rhetoric can contribute to peacemaking by promoting open and inclusive conversations, fostering mutual understanding, and facilitating conflict resolution
I think the best way to enhance peace and prosperity is through following reasonable talks between the conflicting parties of whatever nationalities and make the language of the mind overcomes the language of blood shedding.
According to S. I. _Hayakawa's Language in Action_ (1940, 1947) , Ch. 11., two-valued thing that by passes the kind of nuance and multi-factor reasoning done my the frontal lobe originates in the Amygdala. If this kind of up-down, yes-no is over-used in everyday life not just extreme emergencies, then the consequences are no room for negotiation. Or id Amygdala takes over most functions from the frontal lobe, then no negotiation. Heated rhetoric is purely Amygdalar.
Additional the yes-no and two-valued thinking encourage negative name-calling. All of these aid escalation.
Thanks for comments here!
Indeed, contemporary non-Aristotelian discourse can promote peace by providing other contexts for dialogue and dispute settlement. Such discourse can promote empathy, understanding, and cooperation between disputing parties by eschewing traditional binary thinking and adopting more holistic and inclusive approaches. Building bridges and identifying win-win solutions can be facilitated by employing strategies like narrative framing, sympathetic listening, and creative problem-solving, which will ultimately aid in the settlement of disputes and the advancement of peace.
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