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Dignity Index workshop at Hinckley Institute teaches students to score contempt and dignity in public talk
Summary
Presenters from Project Unite and the Dignity Index led a University of Utah workshop demonstrating an 8‑point scale for identifying contempt and dignity in moments of disagreement, using real social posts, a Ted Lasso clip and campus role‑play to practice interventions.
SALT LAKE CITY — Presenters from Project Unite and the Dignity Index told students at a Hinckley Institute of Politics forum that measuring how people speak to one another can help reduce polarization.
"We think contempt is the main thing that is tearing us apart as a country," said Madeline Jones, a program associate and trainer with the Dignity Index, which she described as an eight‑point tool that scores moments of disagreement from contempt to dignity. Jones explained the scale and guided students through multiple scoring exercises during the session.
A video clip from Unite co‑founder Tammy Pfeiffer framed the project’s origins: Pfeiffer described a family with widely differing political views and said contempt had crept into their conversations,…
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