Tag: Rhetoric
Micro Learning (18) The Artisan (3) The Healer (6) The Sage (12)
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Ad Hominem, Explained in Plain English
Someone makes an argument. The reply doesn’t touch the argument at all. It goes after the person instead — their character, their motives, or…
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Slippery Slope, Explained in Plain English
Someone proposes a small, specific change. The response isn’t about that change at all. It’s a warning about the extreme, unrelated-seeming outcome it will…
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Straw Man Argument, Explained in Plain English
You make a specific, careful point. The person responding argues against a much more extreme, sloppier version of it instead — one you never…
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Whataboutism, Explained in Plain English
Someone raises a criticism. Instead of a direct response, the reply points to a completely different situation. There, the other side supposedly did something…