| Such fragmentation speaks of a polity based on sharp-edged dissensus rather than a reconciliation of positions. |
| The more marginal space of poetry, therefore, might rather be that of a dissensus, of which the pull toward margins would be a figurative representation. |
| Let us tactically begin with the social form consensus and its opposite dissensus. |
| With respect to consensus, the average standard deviation of 0.73 is evidence of dissensus rather than consensus. |
| With respect to agreement, dissensus rather than consensus, is the typical finding for all three variables. |
| Once value consensus is eclipsed by dissensus, religion is a natural point of dissension around which political and cultural agendas cluster. |
