10. Finally, and just in time for Thanksgiving, our colleagues in Opinion have a five-step method to help you have a conversation — not a fight — with people who think differently from you.

But you’ll have to practice.

Tell our Angry Uncle Bot your general political leanings, then try to remain civil in difficult exchanges with him.

(Hint: Ask open-ended, nonjudgmental questions.)

Have a peaceable evening.

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