Argumentation

This is my second post in what I hope will be a series about words and phrases that should warn you that someone is trying to get something past you. (First one here.)[Update: Since originally publishing this, I've rewritten parts of it to reduce confusion, adding context to the first example, and appending a few cautions.]Today I'd like to talk about the phrase … [Read more...] about Deceitful Words: Fast Growing

This is the first of what I hope will be a series of posts about words and phrases that should make you suspect that someone is trying to get something past you. I'm starting with one that we heard a lot of during this last election: "Disqualifying."People kept saying things like:"Hillary Clinton's risking American lives by mishandling classified emails should be … [Read more...] about Deceitful Words: Disqualifying