Self-reflection

What's your kitchen-table style?

Seven quick questions about how you tend to react when politics comes up with people you love. There are no wrong answers, and no style is better than another.

This is a mirror, not a test. We wrote these four styles for this site. It isn't a psychological assessment and hasn't been scientifically validated. Your answers stay on this page and are never sent or saved.

Question 1 of 7

Someone at dinner brings up the news in a way that gets under your skin. You…

All four styles

01The PeacekeeperYou keep the table calm, often by steering away from the hard stuff.
02The Straight TalkerYou say what you think, and you'd like the same from everyone else.
03The ListenerYou'd rather understand someone than win.
04The Space-MakerWhen it heats up, your instinct is to step away.