Rhetorical deception

Rhetorical deception is the use of speaking or writing to persuade someone of an opinion based on unsound reasoning.

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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