The golden rule of rhetoric and 10 morally bankrupt ways we’re violating it

The golden rule of rhetoric and 10 morally bankrupt ways we’re violating it

Despite what you hear on cable news and see on your Facebook feed, shouting is not a reasonable substitute for logic. Once we forget how to think and communicate clearly, everything else is lost. Time to bone up on your rhetorical hygiene. Let’s start with what I’ll call “The Golden Rule of Rhetoric”: Don’t use…