“This is where the term sophistry comes from, and how rethoric got its less than stellar reputation.
Sophistry: the practice of using arguments which seem clever but are actually false and misleading.
Stellar: outstanding
In rethoric, its actually kosher to use many of them in your own arguments.
Kosher: allowed
“While it is important to know how to spot and answer a logical fallacy, if you limit yourself to simply pointing them out, your opponents will clobber you.”
Clobber: To defeat decisively
“ We had franks and beans, and you don’t see me clamoring for weenies during the holidays.”
Clamoring: a vehement expression of discontent or protest.
“ A more insidious kind of humiliation comes in the smiling guise of innuendo.”
Innuendo: an insulting hint
lunes, 7 de septiembre de 2009
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Ha! I didn't know that innuendo could only be insulting. Actually, check.
ResponderEliminarAlso, introduce your quotations:
“It starts with getting the audience to bond with one another, and to see you as its ideal leader.”