rhetoric
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How to win an argument without having solid reasoning and proof. A thread that should be illegal: https://t.co/paVEEEpF89
We're all familiar with the Motte and Bailey. Nick Shackel described and named it in a 2005 paper entitled "The Vacuity of Postmodernist Methodology". But did you know he also na...
This line is so memorable for a reason. It's a perfect use of "antimetabole" - the repetition of a phrase with its word order reversed. Here are 8 more memorable rhetorical devic...
This is a forceful argument, on 1. why "realism" if not as a doctrine, as a rhetorical tool is ascendant...given that it appeals to the people tired of failed policies; 2. everyone...
Analysing one of the greatest speeches in history: Pericles' funeral oration in 430 BC. The rhetorical devices he used to inspire and persuade are just as effective now as they we...
How to win an argument without having solid reasoning and proof A thread that should be illegal: https://t.co/gbC8Whi0MC
What do William Shakespeare, JK Rowling and David Ogilvy all have in common? They were all masters of using rhetorical devices to influence their readers. These 10 examples will...
This line is so memorable for a reason. It's a perfect use of antimetabole: the repetition of a phrase in successive clauses, but with its word order reversed. Here are 8 more rh...
How to not lose an argument A thread to avoid getting framed https://t.co/ldTHCUc3Lj
Speak Better. 17 simple rhetorical tips to communicate more persuasively: https://t.co/VINXIuRMko
A textbook example of politician-speak: [Insert panic-inducing visual]. [Apply threatening buzzword to target noun + place self-interested power in the noble underdog, "fight back...
How to write & give a speech like Cicero: (the greatest orator of the Roman Republic) https://t.co/RjAUDuGKax
Analysing one of the greatest speeches in history, Cicero's denunciation of Catiline in 63 B.C. We'll look at the rhetorical devices used by Cicero to inspire & persuade his audie...
How to win an argument without having the argument A dark thread that should be illegal https://t.co/I6r2nQgLA5
Analysing one of the greatest speeches in history: Pericles' funeral oration in 430 BC. We will look at the rhetorical devices used by Pericles to intrigue, inspire, and persuade...
As James Nichols's intro to his trans. of Gorgias & Phaedrus points out, Plato & Aristotle were aware that intellectuals tend to "identify or nearly identify politics w/rhetoric. A...
Is there a specific term in philosophy or rhetoric for the erroneous practice of attacking valid generalizations by pointing out extremely rare exceptions? "Humans have 10 fingers...
