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| − | * The [[:category:rhetorical deceptions|rhetorical deceptions]] | + | [[thing type::debate tactic]] |
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| + | 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]]".) | ||
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| + | Rhetorical deceptions typically play on people's innate [[cognitive bias]]es (see: [[wikipedia:List of cognitive biases|List of cognitive biases]]). | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
===Reference=== | ===Reference=== | ||
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| − | ** {{ | + | * {{wikipedia|Rhetoric}} |
| − | + | * {{conservapedia|Rhetoric}} | |
| − | ** [[Wiktionary:rhetoric|Wiktionary]] | + | * {{!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) | * [[htwiki:Bubba Business Primer|Bubba Business Primer]]: some more aggressive techniques for real-time verbal debate (effective over the phone or in person) | ||
===Humor=== | ===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!] | * '''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!] | ||
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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 beliefs. (LessWrong refers to these uses as "the dark arts".)
Rhetorical deceptions typically play on people's innate cognitive biases (see: List of cognitive biases).
Rhetorical deceptions are heavily used in advertising, both commercial and political.
Related
- There are some valid uses for rhetorical deception, but only as a supplement.
- The rhetorical deceptions category is a catalogue of pages about specific types of rhetorical deception.
- Logical fallacies are frequently used as rhetorical deceptions.
Links
Reference
standard
- Wikipedia
- Conservapedia
dKosopedia: closest page is Religious Political Rhetoric (as of 2009-06-18)- LessWrong Wiki (Dark arts)
- RationalWiki (Rhetoric)
- SourceWatch
- Wiktionary
- Merriam-Webster
additional
- The Woolly-Thinker's Guide to Rhetoric: a list of common techniques
- Rhetological Fallacies: an infographic
- Twenty-Five Rules of Disinformation "has been floating on the Net since the late '90s at least..."
- Bubba Business Primer: some more aggressive techniques for real-time verbal debate (effective over the phone or in person)