i believe that Tom walker deserved his ending. I say this because you aren't supposed to be dealing with the devil in the first place. How can you deal with the devil but them decide that you want to go back to God? There is no going back, as said in the bible. Even when trying he starts judging which as we all know is also a sin. So either way he was going with him.
Summary:
The " How to Spot Fallacies" chapter. Fallacy is a lie sprinkled with a little true. The way they work is that the statement given seems true but is not entirely true. Examples given to us like " purple is a fruit." Purple is NOT a fruit but there is such things as plums and grapes that are purple. An "all natural ingredients" although the drink or food may be made of seventy percent just coloring and artificial flavors, you still have a right to say that it has "all natural ingredients" because simply a cilantro leaf is all natrual. That's how simple you can sugar coat a lie. Fallacy is a great thing to use in an argument but looking at it in a different perspective if that were to be used on you it wouldn't be so great. Although we do get them on a daily life basis. Summary:
Syllogism is a conclusion taken from to ideas that share common terms. Jay introduces us to syllogism by explaining that it is often used in and intro in learning Logos or equivalent to logics. Also there is enthymeme where your statement has a choice and proof. Although the proof is not always fully said you're always given a choice. I can't say I fully understood this chapter but from what I captured is that when using a enthymeme you must give a choice and a premise. Summary:
The focus point, disinterest which is selflessness and likeability combined as Jay says. He describes it as sharing your audience's emotion but don't make them feel like it's for a personal benifit, even if it is for that reason. Secondly, he gives us a tip ,"trick" as he wrote, to start with your statement (point) softly and looking down and then hit then with the blame looking into their eyes. Just like the example he told us of his son George. The intake I get from this is that in a way you've got to cheat your opponent. No it isn't always the way or the strategy you shall used but its a emotional way to win. Putting yourself in their situation but then telling then the way out. Just as Jay has described. Summary:
Decorum is a huge part in this chapter, you must be decorous in each situation according to the different audiences. Jay gave us a situation where his brother, John, gave a rose to a young lady and getting a pleasing reaction from her. Jay decided to mimic him with a different girl, to his surprise he did not get the same reaction. His analogy was that people can sense when an ethos does not fit your personality. To continue, he explains the attire. One shall dress according to the audience and try and "camouflage." Never look like a jerk nor indecorous. Finally, he teaches us to differentiate the types of audience and how to make our point clear to them. From this we learn that not all audience are the same and that we must treat them each accordingly. What works for a Fox does not work for a fish. Summary:
Making them listen is what Jay is trying to focus us on. We make this happen by ethos. Make them trust you and believe you. Once you've won their trust you got them in a way. He gives examples such as Job and God where Job asks God to let him argue but unless he had a great understanding or was a God, God wouldn't permit that. He shows us the input of virtue which is showing high morals or standards. In his last example he apprised us about his daughter not going to a party because there would be no parents meaning that there would be alcohol. What we're educated about is catching the audience's eye and making them have confidence in us. Also giving an aspect that we have a bigger understanding and make great choices. Summary:
Jay tells us a personal story in which it says that someone had used up all the toothpaste. He then asks George about it, his response was that with "that's not the point is it, Dad?" George obviously thinks he has won but in reality Jay did, well in the end Jay got the Toothpaste. Therefore he expands his explanation to tells us about Rhetoric, " an essential skill of leadership." To simplify it, it's a way of seduction or manipulation. Getting you right through half of the argument. What is learned from this is that you can twist a situation by making it look the other has won or seducing someone into loosing the argument. |