Greg Lukianoff's Trigger Warnings

Where does the line between coddling young adults and providing opportunities to experience life, with its entire controversies, lie? This is the very question that professors, higher-education leaders, students, and other academic boards have been debating over the last school year, 2014-2015. Greg Lukianoff, the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, wrote an article discussing his standpoint on the subject of, “Trigger Warnings.” This phrase refers to students being given previous notice of any material or content, whether violent or vulgar, that may have a negative effect on a student’s education and opportunities to learn, due to the content, “Triggering,” a flashback or traumatic experience from the past. In this article Lukianoff expresses through favored stance his thoughts towards trigger warnings. While some may believe Lukianoff’s standpoint is logically correct, others may question, is it ethical? Lukianoff demonstrates a persuasive use of logos to win over the targeted audience of this matter. In his article, Lukianoff expresses his overgeneralized concern that, “The current movement is …show more content…
“Part of what we do when we make moral judgments is express allegiance to a team. But that can interfere with our ability to think critically.” From this statement, we understand that Lukianoff isn’t in favor of moral judgment. He feels as though it inhibits the facts of reality. This appeals to all those throughout the academic world who believe that trigger warnings are not of significant value, or, that there are more important and relevant issues in the academic world to be concerned