Benefits Of Trigger Warnings

Despite the benefits that associated with providing trigger warnings, there are some potential drawbacks. One argument is that trigger warnings may be too protective and result in failing to fully prepare students for their lives after college. Lukianoff and Haidt (2015) argue that rather than supporting students, trigger warnings provide too much protection and result in a lack of preparation for professional work settings that demand, "intellectual engagement with people and ideas one might find uncongenial or wrong" (pg. 5). While that is not the intention behind trigger warnings, it could be an unintentional consequence. When examining trigger warnings, Leiter (2016) discusses “easy cases” such as students who are legally entitled to trigger