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    • Bioethicists are trained to navigate competing values and balance them in social contexts.
    • Clinical ethicists utilize mediation skills like active listening and acknowledging goodwill.
    • Bioethicists possess tools to address unconscious self-serving biases.

    Conclusions:

    • Bioethicists are well-equipped to model constructive disagreement and respectful calls for change.
    • Their expertise can facilitate healing in a culture marked by combativeness.
    • Bioethicists can serve as mediators to find common ground and promote understanding.