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Name That Rhetorical Device!

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There are Buicks bigger than hearses to be won if you can guess the rhetorical devices behind the doors.  Identify the device, and the prize is yours. . . Or not.  I’ve never been the kind of rhetorician that savors labeling odd rhetorical maneuvers with their Latin names. “Figures of speech” can verge on the … Continue reading Name That Rhetorical Device! →

What a Real Debate Looks Like

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In this election cycle there is a common misperception that it is the moderator’s job to comment on a debater’s lies or false claims.  But that’s the job of the other debater. In a true debate the participants aren’t responding to reporters, but fact-checking each other.   The political season always brings out a cycle of “debates” … Continue reading What a Real Debate Looks Like →