rhetoric
Background
Public relations for all sorts of organizations employ rhetoric; we are keen to this. The 2022-09-26 Epic Ideas Jam resulted in us wanting to strengthen our heuristics and abilities to identify dichotomies and fallacies. We want to be able to call each other out on ad hominem, ad populum, and other rhetorical devices, so we can be neutral and accepting of each other's contributions to the Epic Ideas, without sacrificing logic for congeniality. For instance, illustrating an example of how the claim does not apply to part of the population at hand, would be a more neutral and effective way of exposing someone's ad populum argument.
Call to Action
This week, I am asking each of you to pick at least one from each of the following lists, and to submit a real-world example. If someone else has already submitted the one you want to choose, submit it again. This is our way of limiting the scope of rhetoric and allowing for a vote on which rhetorical devices we want to focus.
Pick 1 From Each:
Category:Dichotomies - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuristic#Informal_models_of_heuristics
In considering the use of these rhetorical devices, I would encourage each of us to be in tune with a set of principles that directs us towards a responsible use and identification of rhetorical devices. Here are a list of principles that may pertain to the responsible use of rhetoric:
If you feel any of these principles should be added to or truncated, let us know in the comments or in person
Principles:
Law of noncontradiction - Wikipedia
Non-aggression principle - Wikipedia
The Four Agreements - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_7_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_People#The_7_Habits