Mission
We seek to empower people and maintain a civil society through education in rhetoric and communication. We draw on academic theory in rhetoric, linguistics, and communication to provide practical strategies for dialogue in pluralistic societies. We seek to provide people with tools to build bridges across differences.
Vision
Mutual Persuasion believes that a citizen in a pluralistic society should have a well-rounded understanding of communication. Mutual Persuasion aims to develop an institution offering educational resources accessible to the general public and to academia that promote the power and necessity of communication in maintaining a society where unity and diversity can coexist.
Team
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Erec Smith
Director
York College of Pennsylvania
Rhetoric & Composition
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Jonathan Haidt
Advisor
New York University Stern
Psychology
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Michael Maune
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Applied Linguistics
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Allison Ellsworth
Arizona State University
Rhetoric & Composition
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Corinne Dalelio
Coastal Carolina University
Communication
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Amy Lombardi
Applied Linguistics
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Joy Goldstein
Rhetoric & Composition
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Steven J. Lawrence
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
English Composition