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Reddit mentions of The Way We Argue Now: A Study in the Cultures of Theory
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| Height | 9 Inches |
| Length | 6 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | November 2005 |
| Weight | 0.68784225744 Pounds |
| Width | 0.49 Inches |
I'm obviously not as into the literature on the psychology of cult-like groups as you, but I am way into the academia side of their arguments (ie, the communicative strategies of the authors they often parrot and whose concepts they systematically rend of nuance).
Anywho, this book is awesome on the creation of what Anderson calls "unlocatable norms" of communication among like-minded groups who emphasize their identity as constituting their belonging. She combines this with an analysis of how appeals to identity and group belonging create the potential for abandonment of a culture of justification; emphasizing the truth of lived experiences over intersubjective concensus and testing others' truth claims, etc.
10/10 book, will recommend wherever it's relevant to the discussion. It's also incredibly lucid, well-written, and features a number of "oh no she didn't" moments where a WWE-quality smackdown is laid in full academic candor.