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A C Grayling: The art of manipulation: when people become mere pawns in a game
Lincoln :: United Kingdom | 11 days ago
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Describe someone as Machiavellian and in that one word you describe him as devious, cunning, crafty, scheming – and above all, manipulative...He does it by blandishments and flattery, or by tricks and sleight of hand; sometimes he does it by playing different...
Tags: United Kingdom, Lincoln, Rhetoric, Hat manipulation, Sophism, Critical thinking, Iago, Othello
Angry Naive People Calling Names -- AGAIN!
Invariably someone will disagree with someone else. It's human nature, and thanks to living in the United States of America, the Constitution gives all of us that very right of self-expression and individual opinion. That's great, isn't it?...
Tags: Americans, President, children, name-calling, rhetoric
"You lie!"
“You lie!”, said Joe Wilson. Who else was thinking it, but not saying so? Others in the Congressional chamber? Listeners and viewers across the nation? You? Me? While Joe’s outburst...
Tags: you lie, Joseph C. Wilson, obama, healthcare, rhetoric, uninformed, DeTocqueville, democracy
The Kookiest Wheel Gets the Grease
An op-ed piece by Rick Perlstein in today's Washington Post is valuable for anyone concerned about the devolution of political discourse. The good news is that there have always been loonies who fear change and rely on pretzel logic and paranoia to explain...
Tags: news, rhetoric, fox, cnn, msnbc, washington, post, rick, perlstein, debate
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