"My first introduction to Jordan B. Peterson, a University of Toronto clinical psychologist, came by way of an interview that began trending on social media last week.
Peterson was pressed by the British journalist Cathy Newman to explain several of his controversial views.
But what struck me, far more than any position he took, was the method his interviewer employed.
It was the most prominent, striking example I’ve seen yet of an unfortunate trend in modern communication.
First, a person says something.
Then, another person restates what they purportedly said so as to make it seem as if their view is as offensive, hostile, or absurd...
He notes he isn’t talking exclusively to men, and that he has lots of female fans..."
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