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==About==
A [[rhetorical deception]] is any particular technique used in speech or writing to persuade someone of an opinion based on unsound reasoning, i.e. to promote false [[belief]]s. ([[LessWrong]] refers to these uses as "the [[lwwiki:dark arts|dark arts]]".)

Rhetorical deceptions typically play on people's innate [[cognitive bias]]es (see: [[wikipedia:List of cognitive biases|List of cognitive biases]]).

Rhetorical deceptions are heavily used in [[advertising]], both commercial and political.
==Related==
* There are some {{l/sub|valid uses}} for [[rhetorical deception]], but only as a supplement.
* The [[:category:rhetorical deceptions|rhetorical deceptions category]] is a catalogue of pages about specific types of [[rhetorical deception]].
* [[Logical fallacies]] are frequently used as [[rhetorical deception]]s.

==Links==
===Reference===
====standard====
* {{wikipedia|Rhetoric}}
* {{conservapedia|Rhetoric}}
* {{!in|dkosopedia}}: closest page is [[dkosopedia:Religious Political Rhetoric|Religious Political Rhetoric]] (as of 2009-06-18)
* {{lwwiki|Dark arts}} (Dark arts)
* {{rationalwiki|Rhetoric}} (Rhetoric)
** [[rational:The Fine Art of Baloney Detection|The Fine Art of Baloney Detection]]
* {{sourcewatch|Propaganda techniques}}
* [[Wiktionary:rhetoric|Wiktionary]]
* [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhetoric Merriam-Webster]
====additional====
* [http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/rhetoricprintall.php The Woolly-Thinker's Guide to Rhetoric]: a list of common techniques
* [http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/rhetological-fallacies/ Rhetological Fallacies]: an infographic
* [http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20050116064744556 Twenty-Five Rules of Disinformation] "has been floating on the Net since the late '90s at least..."
* [[htwiki:Bubba Business Primer|Bubba Business Primer]]: some more aggressive techniques for real-time verbal debate (effective over the phone or in person)
===Humor===
* '''2009-05-28''' [http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/oh_no_its_making_well_reasoned Oh, No! It's Making Well-Reasoned Arguments Backed With Facts! Run!]