Ah, it’s January once again! That means it’s also a time for fresh starts and new goals. One of my goals in 2022 is to finally read “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.” Although I’ve perused large portions of it in the past, reading it straight through has been on my to-do list for some time. Now that I’ve started, my copy is already filling up with underlining and penciled notes in the margin. On page 13, I came across a nugget of wisdom perfect for our time, in which many strong and polarizing opinions flow freely. Franklin is discussing his journey of learning how to properly persuade and inform others while in conversation, rather than to simply debate and argue with them. Having been on both the giving and receiving end of such argumentative discussions in the past year—as have many of you, I’m sure—I found Franklin’s remarks to be …