Showing posts with label rhetoric. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rhetoric. Show all posts

4/9/14

Antimetabole

a duck waddling anxiously across the mojave desert
Ask not if antimetabole walks into Starbucks, but if Starbucks walks into antimetabole.

4/8/14

Syllogism

gorgeous greek vase of syllogism filled to the brim with sound valid arguments
All syllogisms enjoy walking into a Starbucks.
Aristotle's best friend is a syllogism.
Therefore, Aristotle's best friend enjoys walking into Starbucks.

Enthymeme

gorgeous greek temple of enthymeme where poor logic was once taughtCreators of enthymemes enjoy walking into Starbucks.
Therefore, poor logicians enjoy walking into Starbucks.

4/7/14

Fallacy of the Complex Question

lad in a red hat sad because he is being asked a complex question
When did the fallacy of the complex question walk into a Starbucks, before or after you stopped kicking puppies?

Kenneth Burke

kenneth burke had great taste in music but he did not like disco
Kenneth Burke walks into a Starbucks and selects a coffee, deflects a latte, and reflects concern over the price.

Ellipsis

ellipsis
Ellipsis into Starbucks. Orders. Satisfied.

4/6/14

Ad Hominem

angry man shouting ad hominem attacks at his debate opponentOf course ad hominem walked into a Starbucks, moron.

Paralipsis

secrets secrets are no fun
I shouldn't even mention that paralipsis walked into a Starbucks.

Neologism

rainbow crystal pyramid refracting lightA neologism walks into a Starbucks and orders a venti flapquaggle with 2% sturchess and a fresh-baked shunkberry brince.

Oxymoron

large amount of loose change coinage for buying a cup of joe
Oxymoron walks into a Starbucks and orders an inexpensive cup of coffee.

4/5/14

Michel Foucault

michel foucault was a suspicious deconstructivist philosopher man and this is a suspicious monkey or chimpanzee
Michel Foucault surreptitiously enters a Starbucks and unwillingly orders the coffee.

4/4/14

Hyperbole

sandcastle art sculpture of old male wizard blowing wind from the east
Hyperbole walks into a Starbucks and orders the biggest freakin' coffee ever. Seriously, it was huge.

Red Herring

smiling snarling golden retriever wants a treat
Sure, a red herring walked into a Starbucks, but Bush caused global warming!