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Deliberate use of fallacy
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RE: Deliberate use of fallacy
If you know your opponent is ignorant use it - I used lots of fallacies in my course about debate and communication - In fact what I've learned is that convincing the audience and winning matters more than using rational arguments.

Always know the audience, their age, literacy and political opinions. Manipulate them. That's how you win
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you

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Deliberate use of fallacy - by bennyboy - March 7, 2015 at 8:34 pm
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Dystopia - March 7, 2015 at 8:41 pm
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Ignorant - March 8, 2015 at 6:46 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Grandizer - March 8, 2015 at 6:56 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Pizza - March 7, 2015 at 8:44 pm
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Esquilax - March 7, 2015 at 8:48 pm
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by bennyboy - March 7, 2015 at 8:59 pm
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Esquilax - March 7, 2015 at 9:01 pm
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Dystopia - March 7, 2015 at 9:00 pm
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Outtahere - March 7, 2015 at 9:02 pm
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Thumpalumpacus - March 7, 2015 at 9:19 pm
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Outtahere - March 7, 2015 at 9:24 pm
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Thumpalumpacus - March 8, 2015 at 12:01 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Outtahere - March 8, 2015 at 4:57 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by CapnAwesome - March 7, 2015 at 10:52 pm
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by bennyboy - March 7, 2015 at 11:49 pm
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by CapnAwesome - March 8, 2015 at 11:54 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by bennyboy - March 8, 2015 at 9:50 pm
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by robvalue - March 8, 2015 at 5:35 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Outtahere - March 8, 2015 at 5:49 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by robvalue - March 8, 2015 at 5:53 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by abaris - March 8, 2015 at 7:03 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Outtahere - March 8, 2015 at 7:32 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by abaris - March 8, 2015 at 7:36 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Thumpalumpacus - March 8, 2015 at 10:56 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by bennyboy - March 8, 2015 at 9:52 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Pizza - March 9, 2015 at 12:14 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by bennyboy - March 9, 2015 at 12:24 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Pizza - March 9, 2015 at 9:09 pm
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Mudhammam - March 10, 2015 at 8:08 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Mudhammam - March 9, 2015 at 7:31 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by robvalue - March 9, 2015 at 7:39 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by bennyboy - March 9, 2015 at 6:37 pm
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by robvalue - March 10, 2015 at 6:01 pm
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Pizza - March 10, 2015 at 3:21 pm
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by emjay - April 7, 2015 at 11:11 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by The Grand Nudger - April 7, 2015 at 11:14 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by emjay - April 7, 2015 at 11:25 am
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Polaris - April 9, 2015 at 7:08 pm
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Iroscato - April 9, 2015 at 7:15 pm
RE: Deliberate use of fallacy - by Polaris - April 9, 2015 at 7:24 pm

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