Rhetorical deception

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

Links

Reference

• Rhetoric:
  • Wikipedia
  • RationalWiki
    • The Fine Art of Baloney Detection
  • Wiktionary
  • Merriam-Webster
  • The Woolly-Thinker's Guide to Rhetoric: a list of common techniques
• 2005-01-10: Twenty-Five Rules of Disinformation
• Bubba Business Primer: some more aggressive techniques for real-time verbal debate (effective over the phone or in person)

Humor

• 2009-05-28 Oh, No! It's Making Well-Reasoned Arguments Backed With Facts! Run!