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These biases are also played out as deliberate argument tactics, and they work really well, especially on those who can't detect it. Basically each of them is a
by npteljes 5y ago
These biases are also played out as deliberate argument tactics, and they work really well, especially on those who can't detect it. Basically each of them is also guide how to be more persuasive, if you don't care about playing dirty.
- denton-scratch 5y agoCorrect. Politicians deploy fallacious arguments all the time. Inserting fallacious arguments into speeches in such a way that they aren't obvious is part of basic political speechwriting. The task facing a politician is to build a cohesive coalition out of a bunch of people who don't really share much. Many of them couldn't distinguish a fallacy from an obscene act. Political speech is persuasive speech, and accurate reasoning is rarely persuasive.