by John P. Reisman | Aug 25, 2020 | Int'l, Politics, Sophistry
This piece explores how ‘tone of voice’ can be used as a sophist evasion as well as mislead or lie. This piece focuses on how ‘referring’ to how pleasant or harsh someones tone is can actually redirect a conversation away from more relevant...
by John P. Reisman | Aug 11, 2020 | Politics
How many times have you heard people say, “I have trusted sources” for my news. And, they often say you can’t trust the news. How many times have you said that? For myself, I do my best to ‘not decide’ what is absolutely correct. Instead...
by John P. Reisman | Apr 12, 2020 | Politics
Trump and Trump Admin loyalists have been saying, hinting, hoping… it looks like… things are better. Things are improving, maybe we are getting this ‘contained’. Misleading the American people is a breach of public trust. That is actually...
by John P. Reisman | Jan 16, 2020 | Politics, Security
Gaslighting is a method of trickery. Like the saying ‘a lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth’, which is of course not true. In the American vernacular, it is a form of BS. It is commonly used by con-artists and the like to fool people into...
by John P. Reisman | Oct 24, 2019 | Environment, Politics, Security
Understanding how Trump lied about hurricane Dorian helps us understand how he lies about everything else he’s lying about. Which is unfortunately a lot of things. To be an informed citizen we all need to understand better how to tell if someone is lying. That...
