Writers Have a Responsibility to Dismantle Arguments Based on Illusion

Walter Rhein Podcast · Sep 1, 2025 · 8m

Thanks for the TIPS!We all have to navigate the complexities of an unjust and uncertain world. Words are capable of capturing truth, but malicious rhetoric can also be fabricated with the ultimate goal of leading the public astray. When you work with words long enough, you become familiar with the malicious slight-of-hand that can be utilized to create the illusion of a rational sounding argument.These tangles are both convincing and dangerous. Countering such arguments often proves to be a challenge.Sentences can be manipulated in the same fashion as statistics. Concepts can be simplified or…