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Tannen, her article, fighting for our lives, states that the fight scenario that is often used in our language, leads us to:

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Life often isn't black and white, instead its a web of complex interactions and situations. Tannen says in her article that due to our fondness for the fight scenario we only simplify the complex interactions and relationships between humans in terms of battle between the two sides.

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