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Protect Yourself From Verbal Sleight of Hand

Don’t be fooled by these rhetorical tricks that mystify and manipulate

Don't be misled by these verbal tricks.
Credit: Tee Cee

The Un-Comfort Zone With Robert Wilson
Wed, 01/02/2019 - 12:03
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A few years ago I wrote about a Facebook exchange between two friends of mine that upset me because one of my friends resorted to name-calling instead of addressing the other friend’s arguments. In retrospect, that was mild. More recently I’ve been shocked by some disturbingly excessive name-calling, in the comment sections of articles I’ve read, that was directed at other commenters. The name-calling is bad enough, but the number of people who find that to be an acceptable method for engaging in debate is appalling. No one is going to be motivated or persuaded by vitriol.

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Recently, I wrote an article on the importance of critical thinking in our age of information overload (see “A Survival Guide for the Era of Alternate Facts”). Developing the ability to judge the veracity of the information we receive is important because there are many people, seeking power or profit, who will say anything in order to push their agenda. We must protect ourselves from the lies, propaganda, and fake news that we get from politicians, government, corporations, and the media.

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Submitted by Al Metzel (not verified) on Wed, 01/02/2019 - 10:18

Verbal Sleight of Hand Drinking Game

I DO NOT recommend this as a drinking game with politics or a golfing... I can't drink that fast!

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Submitted by Rip Stauffer on Wed, 01/02/2019 - 12:33

In reply to Verbal Sleight of Hand Drinking Game by Al Metzel (not verified)

Good article & reference; bad advice

If you love drinking, make a drinking game out of this, but remember, there are only so many transplantable livers to go around at any one time. Just the ad hominem attacks in what passes for political discourse could give us all cirrhosis!

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