Rhetoric

Against Atheism – second addendum

Against Atheism – second addendum

The argument from Reconcilable Concepts The brief argument that follows is an Addendum to the larger argument Against Atheism (a...

Against Atheism (a rhetorical experiment)

Against Atheism (a rhetorical experiment)

Why on Earth argue against atheism?  It’s a bit like arguing against feminism (except that I don’t want to argue...

Parliament: the musical

Parliament: the musical

“I am not a prude, but I fail to see why such a shower of filth and sexual allusion should...

fallacies/emotiveappeals

fallacies/emotiveappeals

xvii. Appeal to emotion An argument based on favourable emotions associated with a proposition, rather than evidence of its truth....

fallacies/appeals

fallacies/appeals

i. Ad Baculum Appeal to force The appeal to force is the invocation of a threat in an argument. ii....

The Semantic demise of the Left/Right dichotomy

The Semantic demise of the Left/Right dichotomy

Introduction  This week saw the semantic death, after a thousand unkind cuts, of the Left/Right dichotomy in Australian politics. High...

internet #democracyfail ? (a lecture in tweets)

internet #democracyfail ? (a lecture in tweets)

argument:  #netfail The Internet has not Fulfilled its Utopian Promise, in particular in not becoming a new Engine of Democracy...