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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1456/effective_ways_to_argue.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Schools Teaching More Effective Ways to Argue' data-article-id='1960'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='5479'>The third and last U.S. presidential debate takes place Wednesday.</span> <span data-start-time='5479' data-end-time='16063'>The earlier debates were marked by political nastiness that many historians say is at its worst level in years.</span> <span data-start-time='16063' data-end-time='21854'>Some teachers, however, are working to make debates less angry.</span> <span data-start-time='21854' data-end-time='27833'>They are teaching their students about civil discourse.</span> <span data-start-time='27833' data-end-time='42333'>VOA recently visited an 8th grade civics class at Bluestone Middle School in Skipwith, a small town in southern Virginia near the border with North Carolina.</span> <span data-start-time='42333' data-end-time='49833'>In the class, students are learning to disagree without being disagreeable.</span> <span data-start-time='49833' data-end-time='53458'>“So, this might be a little bit of a heavy discussion this morning.”</span> <span data-start-time='53458' data-end-time='62792'>Stephanie Leichty’s class is going to debate a divisive issue, the result of mass shootings at schools:</span> <span data-start-time='62792' data-end-time='68375'>“Whether or not you honestly think that teachers should be armed.”</span> <span data-start-time='68375' data-end-time='75000'>The issue divides politicians, friends, families and neighbors.</span> <span data-start-time='75000' data-end-time='86208'>Rather than talk about it calmly and with an open mind, Americans often decide issues based on their political beliefs.</span> <span data-start-time='86208' data-end-time='95292'>They might agree with the opinions of a political leader before examining the issue thoroughly.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1456/effective_ways_to_argue.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7456 data-hint-location='21854' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1456/what_does_civil_discourse_mean.m4a'>What does civil discourse mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the act of politely using words to exchange thoughts and ideas'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1456/a_type_of_law_.m4a'><span>a type of law </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1456/the_act_of_politely_using_words_to_exchange_thoughts_and_ideas.m4a'><span>the act of politely using words to exchange thoughts and ideas</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1456/to_be_very_rude_to_someone.m4a'><span>to be very rude to someone</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1456/to_be_rash_with_decisions.m4a'><span>to be rash with decisions</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7457 data-hint-location='5479' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1456/what_are_historians_saying_has_been_at_its_worst_level_in_years_.m4a'>What are historians saying has been at its worst level in years? </div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='political nastiness'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1456/debate_viewership.m4a'><span>debate viewership</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1456/kindness.m4a'><span>kindness</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1456/political_nastiness.m4a'><span>political nastiness</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1456/political_rigging.m4a'><span>political rigging</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7458 data-hint-location='16063' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1456/some_teachers_however_are_working_to_make_debates_less__blank_.m4a'>Some teachers, however, are working to make debates less <span class='blank'>angry</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='angry'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1456/happy.m4a'><span>happy</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1456/angry.m4a'><span>angry</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1456/political_nastiness.m4a'><span>political nastiness</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1456/fun.m4a'><span>fun</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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