Cicero's Rhetoric Part II: Responding to your opponent

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1. Reframe disagreement as hatred
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If someone criticizes your ideology, frame them as bigoted and hateful.
2. Transferral
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Blame your opponent for what they blaming you for.
3. Divert and Distract
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Take attention away from the argument by saying something outrageous
4. Paralipsis
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Paralipsis is a figure of speech in which the speaker emphasizes a point by deliberately saying something else.
I would never say that my opponent has an offshore account. I would never say that he has struggled with alcholism. I will leave out the misinformation he has spread. I will overlook his adulterous affairs.
5. Testimony
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Third-party testimonials of hypothetical people
Everyone knows that.
Most people say.
Some people have said
The walls themselves have witnessed his ghastly behavior.
6. Humour
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Make a joke out of what people are saying instead of responding to it
7. Props and Visual Aids
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Use props and visual aids to mock and caricaturize your opponent
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