Sentences with phrase «rhetorical tactic»

Interestingly, this same rhetorical tactic has been used on every prior paper showing a consensus in support of AGW.

Maybe a useful rhetorical tactic, but hardly useful for thinking about how to build a better future.

My language is not limited by your determination to use the taking of offense as a rhetorical tactic.

Portraying religious dissenters as favoring separation was an effective, if disingenuous, rhetorical tactic because it was so widely accepted by Americans that church and state occupied cooperative relationships.

One of the rhetorical tactics is now familiar from debates about Islam and terrorism: Industry advocates accused doctors reluctant to prescribe addictive medicines of suffering from «opiophobia.»

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Mark Lynas, a former anti-GMO activist who now considers GMO fears a «conspiracy theory,» notes that GMO opponents use the same rhetorical tactics beloved of climate deniers: cherry - picking evidence, emphasizing a few dissenting «experts» over the scientific consensus, and attempting to «capture and control the public - policy agenda to enforce its long - held prejudices.»

This quote from Michael Mann is a great example of two common rhetorical tactics of climate alarmists:

That is the profusion of the kinds of arguments, rationalizations, justifications, and rhetorical tactics that are characteristic of both some lawyering and much forensic debate.

Not exact matches

These deviations from the traditional scientific process are brought about by a combination of strategies and tactics: professionalization of climate scientists, [39] the use of artificially constructed scientific consensus, [40] a wide range of rhetorical devices, [41] intimidating language, [42] «bullying» strategies, [43] political attacks, [44] and even civil and criminal litigation.

«Rhetorical devices to evoke fear and other emotions, such as implying that the public is under threat from deceitful scientists, are common tactics employed by science - denier groups,» the authors wrote.

Case in point, yer weak rhetorical evasive tactics in response to k scott denizon's questions to you @ 10.33 pm.

In particular, McIntyre's deceptive insinuations and rhetorical questioning are strikingly similar to tactics used by the Right in America's health care debate.

Again, there are plenty of ignorant people on all sides but by going about this low rhetorical (and yes, ad hominem) tactic has only weakened your argument.

In this context, denialism is the use of rhetorical techniques and predictable tactics to erect barriers to debate and consideration of any type of reform, regardless of the facts.