Comments on: Wooly Rhetorical Tricks

Wooly Rhetorical Tricks

MiguelCardoso — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 01:00:35 -0800

The Wooly Bullies Of MetaFilter - Uncovered! Sweating heavily as I perused this unholy website's rhetorical machinations late into the night, I was suddenly shaken by a strange feeling of dread, for it was the spectre of MetaFilter itself I was seeing before my bulging eyes, in all its hideous familiarity, emerging from the fetid depths of my guilt-wracked soul...

By: taz

taz — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 01:19:55 -0800

Wow. That was... eerie.

By: shepd

shepd — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 02:14:28 -0800

Finally, a list. I've been working on trying most of those, but haven't gotten to some of the more obscure ones. Thanks a million! Unfortunately, I haven't sucessfully elicited most of the responses, apart from moral one upmanship. Bummer. I guess I need to post more.

By: seanyboy

seanyboy — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 02:42:04 -0800

Ahh Miguel. Trust you to try to refer to such an obscure source in order to somehow "prove" your vague theories. That's just so cold and unAmerican. :-)

By: skryche

skryche — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 04:49:18 -0800

Would it have hurt the creators terribly to put them all on one page? (Oh-- excellent content, though.)

By: Fabulon7

Fabulon7 — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 05:49:30 -0800

Blur the distinction between claiming to make your case, and actually making it. If anyone notices this, act surprised and wounded. This is classic.

By: ?!

?! — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 05:53:57 -0800

skryche: How they presented it isn't important. My personal theory is they did it to help us link. Isn't linking the obvious reason? Of course, these are the words of an obscure Mefite.

By: basilwhite

basilwhite — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 05:57:28 -0800

http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/rhetoric.php should be issued to all standup comics as core doctrine for heckler warfare.

By: Space Coyote

Space Coyote — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 06:09:42 -0800

You all sounds like a bunch of armchair cyber-anthropologists.

By: nofundy

nofundy — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 06:21:57 -0800

Thanks for the link Miguel! This is great!

By: quonsar

quonsar — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 06:30:15 -0800

of course, in the unmolested linearity of situational experiences, the spectre of the scientist elevated to a level of obscurity equivalent to that of the oft-maligned, alcohol-powered scion of portuguese bombast begs us to ruminate: live? or memorex?

By: elpapacito

elpapacito — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 06:47:32 -0800

Try The Logical Fallacies index. Half of Metafilter is using tricks from it, 99,9% of Fark too. Politicians make a living out of it.

By: stbalbach

stbalbach — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 07:45:29 -0800

What kind of Flame Warrior are you?

By: lampshade

lampshade — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 07:52:10 -0800

Great Link. Thanks MC. I love this stuff.

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 08:28:21 -0800

Next Up: Someone needs to take this list and, for each heading, link to a specific humorous example of such a comment on Mefi. Now that would be funny.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 08:42:11 -0800

not to mention an instant flamefest.

By: taratan

taratan — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 10:23:02 -0800

This list definitely has entertainment value for Mefites! It also reminds me of a book written by a famous attorney (can't recall his name though) elucidating the application of Sun Tzi's Art of War strategies in legal battles. Shouldn't there be fair warning on such book & list that indiscriminate or long-term use will destroy your karma?