A racist saying at the family celebration, a hostile joke in the schoolyard or one
derogatory remark about refugees in the pub: You want to counter something, but before you get one
good answer comes up, the situation is already over. The better prepared you are for such situations,
the easier it is for you to counter at such moments. With the app “KonterBUNT. Intervene for
Democracy ”, you will learn in a jiffy how to invalidate stupid sayings and slogans at the round table
can. With many examples you can find out which strategies and which arguments against
Stammtisch slogans might work or which would rather escalate the conversation.
The app consists of a slogan directory, a strategy guide and a mini-game. In the
You will be confronted with prejudices and discrimination in different areas and learn
Knowing how to counter such sayings using these examples. KonterBUNT is yours
Argumentation training for your pocket!
In the mini-game, for which you can design your own avatar, it goes into concrete
Conversation situations that could also happen in your everyday life. Again, it's about
Intervene and go into the discussion, to keep in conversation with your counterpart, doing it
but to represent a clear position. According to the motto "who escalates, loses" you have to
Master different situations by choosing arguments from the slogan list and tips
skillfully combine the strategy guide.
The slogan directory contains examples of prejudices and slogans. They are based on the
Prejudice categories from the scientific concept of “group-related
Misanthropy ”(GMF). Racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia or sexism belong to the
Example of this. As answers to the exemplary regulars' slogans you will find suggestions for
Counter arguments from experts on the respective subject areas from Lower Saxony and
Saxony-Anhalt were developed and can be tried out in the game.
In order to strengthen democracy, skilfully defeat prejudices and generally better with
To deal with regulars' slogans, there are numerous tips and tricks in the strategy guide. These strategies
for successful arguments, Prof. Dr. Klaus-Peter Hufer contributed and fed
Long experience in dealing with regulars' slogans, discrimination, prejudices and right-wing slogans.
You know best the situations in which you repeatedly push your limits of argument
encounters. But you are also the person who wants to intervene confidently and deliberately. Along with
"Counter-stained. Intervene for Democracy ”, you can now train that very specifically. Prepare yourself
difficult situations. Skillfully contradict KonterBunt!