Constitution for The War Game (a tutorial exercise)
Preamble A civil war against the oppressor has been a success and the three revolutionary parties, each faction representing an...
Figures of Thought
Excursis (digressio, parecbasis) An aside or digression from the main thread of story or argument. Exouthenismos A statement aiming scorn...
Figures of Reason and Argument
Accumulatio Summing up in conclusion all the points contributing to an argument or put forward in a...
Figures of Form and Diction
Alliteration A series of words beginning with the same letter or sound. Anadiplosis Repetition of the final word of one...
Figures of Affect (Emphasis)
Hyperbole Exaggeration in a phrase or statement for effect, often to the point of absurdity. e.g The temperature...
Fallacies of Form and Composition
xliv. Two wrongs make a right The assertion that an action taken by a person is justified because another person...
Fallacies of Ambiguity
xxiii. Fallacy of Accent “This is the number of ways in which we might fail to mean the same...
Climate Change Denial and the Pro-Slavery Lobby: A Rhetorical Comparison
In retrospect, 205 years after the abolition of slavery, the position of reactionary Pro-Slavery forces appears not only appalling and...
Rules of Argument VI: The Logic of the Affair (part I)
Argument: My love is not having and has not had an affair. How can we prove a partner has not...
Rules for Argument V – Types of Premise
“It is the mark of an educated person to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” –...