01/16/2014......[MAYOR SABELS STATE OF THE CITY REPORT 2014].......NO SUBSTANCE AT ALL & FULL OF RHETORIC: Greek philosoper Plato once reportedly criticized the Sophists in ancient Greece for using rhetoric as a means of deceit instead of discovering truth. Wikipedia said: Plato defines rhetoric as the persuasion of ignorant masses within the courts and assemblies. Rhetoric, in Platos opinion, is merely a form of flattery and functions similarly to cookery, which masks the undesirability of unhealthy food by making it taste good. =====
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 06:43:52 +0000
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