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[[Rhetorical deception]] is the use of speaking or writing to persuade someone of an opinion based on unsound reasoning.{{seed}}Rhetorical deceptions often play on people's innate [[cognitive bias]]es (see: [[wikipedia:List of cognitive biases|List of cognitive biases]]). | [[Rhetorical deception]] is the use of speaking or writing to persuade someone of an opinion based on unsound reasoning.{{seed}}Rhetorical deceptions often play on people's innate [[cognitive bias]]es (see: [[wikipedia:List of cognitive biases|List of cognitive biases]]). | ||
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Overview
Rhetorical deception is the use of speaking or writing to persuade someone of an opinion based on unsound reasoning.
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Rhetorical deceptions often play on people's innate cognitive biases (see: List of cognitive biases).
Related Articles
- The Rhetorical Deceptions category has a list of frequently-used rhetorical deceptions
Reference
- Rhetoric:
- Wikipedia
- Wiktionary
- Merriam-Webster
- The Woolly-Thinker's Guide to Rhetoric: a list of common techniques
- Bubba Business Primer: some more aggressive techniques for real-time verbal debate (effective over the phone or in person)
- 2005-01-10: Twenty-Five Rules of Disinformation