Are 'trigger warnings' dumbing down college?
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In colleges across the country, 'trigger warnings' are being implemented in classrooms to warn students of potentially offensive material — but some people say that the warnings are keeping students from having to think critically.
We'll talk about whether trigger warnings are doing more harm than good, and why they're suddenly the norm in universities and high schools.
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