ch3-control the tense Flashcards
it is easy to criticize
and fun too
The simpsons
goals
change
mood
mind
action
Argument alert:
all issues boil down to 3: Arsitotle
blame -who moved the cheese
values-should abortion be legal
choice-should we build a plant in detroit
Persuasion alert:Absolute Truth
need a different kind of persuasion :dialectic
discover things not talk them into
past/present/future tense
Present: demonstrative-finishes with people bonding or separating
Past:forensic- threaten punishment
Future:deliberative-promise a payoff
When a leader has trouble confronting the future
Present tense->tribal talk-demonstrative rhetoric
Persuasion alerts:Present tense in politics
The republicans are corrupt- great way to stir up the base and a lousy way to conduct democracy
Talk about value
Present tense-that and so just wrong or right
Persuasion alert: go against opposition
You have heard a lot bragging about past accomplishments and how great they are but let’s talk about the future, what do you want done
Future tense
“Deliberative” argues about choices and how to meet our mutual goal->skips the wrong and good in favor of expedience
Digression
Change tone or rhythm
Using sth persuasive in middle of sth else
Extreme choices to deflect
We haven’t had lines in ages
Then you can to bring it down to your choice weed
Fact do not exist in future but conjecture
instead push the argument towards deliberate choice
circumstances / values
deliberative / demonstrative rhetoric
has choice/ no choice
beach or mountain / is there god
deliberative argument result
relies on public opinion
going tribal
candidate X can be a better president
she is not one of us a good christian
political talks are about conjecture and deals with future
sometimes it is a very bad idea to look before you leap
jumping of the air plane
changing the time of the convo
future to present
choices to facts / this implies the change of tone and sometimes not acceptable
moral vs practical
moral is in inarguable in definition
practical is conjecture and arguable
Never debate the undebateable
persuasion alert: meetings
wait until the end and switch it to future
y’all are making good points but how are we gonna to this?
put some favorable points in the argument
argument tool: spot the inarguable
challenge the beliefs to persuasion advantage
ignore undeniable facts