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It has a name, its called "sophistry", and the practitioners "sophists". [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophist
by javajosh 5y ago
It has a name, its called "sophistry", and the practitioners "sophists". [1]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophist
- jahnu 5y agoNice short episode on them here for those who are interested https://historyofphilosophy.net/sophists https://historyofphilosophy.net/sophists
- rwnspace 5y agoGorgias was perhaps the most well-known ancient Sophist, and is also the namesake of one of Plato's Dialogues, which happens to be one of my favourites. Highly recommend reading the above, and into sophistry and rhetoric more generally, if you're the sort that gets annoyed by modern bullshit, and wants a set of names and tactics to defend the sanctity (and sanity) of your opinions.
- Socketier 5y agoOnce you notice the "Weasel words" [1] you'll never see a press release like this one the same way again. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_word https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_word