Listening well and politeness are Americans' top conversational priorities

In general, which of these is more important for you when you are choosing how to interact with other people? (% choosing each in head-to-head matchups)

Note: 1,117 U.S. adult citizens were asked to choose between two conversational priorities in a series of 12 head-to-head matchups. The figures shown are the percentage of times each priority won its matchups. The percentages are weighted to be nationally representative.
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