Tag Archives: interaction

Buyer Beware, Rhetor Beware

Posted on August 15, 2013 by

My mobile phone service provider Ting tweeted about an endorsement they received on reddit recently. Commericial rhetoric often serves as classroom fodder for analysis of manipulative persuasive techniques, but the reddit discussion demonstrates some different problems that arise in a context … Continue reading →

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Begging Off The Question By Changing It

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

It seems at times that people will do anything they can to avoid engaging in an extended back-and-forth conversation. Obviously we all would like to frame our positions in the most favorable light, but when we go beyond framing to … Continue reading →

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