MIND READERS DICTIONARY » Rhetoric http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com For reading between the lines with greater comprehension Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:43:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Chickenhawk: How did fear come to signify bravery? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-doubt-myself/should-i-fight-on/chickenhawk/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-doubt-myself/should-i-fight-on/chickenhawk/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:14:15 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=1036 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-doubt-myself/should-i-fight-on/chickenhawk/feed/ 0 Preacher practices: Four iffy ways to square lofty standards with lowly behaviors. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-doubt-myself/should-i-hold-onto-my-dream-or-face-reality/preacher-practices/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-doubt-myself/should-i-hold-onto-my-dream-or-face-reality/preacher-practices/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:50:54 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=1018 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-doubt-myself/should-i-hold-onto-my-dream-or-face-reality/preacher-practices/feed/ 0 Virtue Verbiage: Thou shalt always throw http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/virtue-verbiage/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/virtue-verbiage/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:10:04 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=994 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/virtue-verbiage/feed/ 2 Philosophizing: Hard because it’s easy http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/philosophizing/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/philosophizing/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:31:19 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=978 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/philosophizing/feed/ 2 Fallibilism: Every belief is a bet but some bets are better than others http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/fallibilism/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/fallibilism/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:12:09 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=977 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/fallibilism/feed/ 1 Means and Ends: Opening a can (and can’t) of worms. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/what-should-i-do/means-and-ends/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/what-should-i-do/means-and-ends/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:06:01 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=974 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/what-should-i-do/means-and-ends/feed/ 1 Conventional wisdom: In times like these we need more of what specifically? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/conventional-wisdom/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/conventional-wisdom/#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 15:20:49 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=965 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/conventional-wisdom/feed/ 2 Exaptation: The loose link between representation and function http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/exaptation/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/exaptation/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:18:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=964 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/exaptation/feed/ 0 Brain Velcro: Why good things happen to bad ideas http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/brain-velcro/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/brain-velcro/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:27:55 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/brain-velcro-why-good-things-happen-to-bad-ideas/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/brain-velcro/feed/ 1 Prevenge: “I’m like rubber; you’re like screwed.” http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/prevenge-im-like-rubber-youre-like-screwed/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/prevenge-im-like-rubber-youre-like-screwed/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:51:31 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/prevenge-im-like-rubber-youre-like-screwed/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/prevenge-im-like-rubber-youre-like-screwed/feed/ 0 Butterfly punch: Shaming your opponent into putting on kid gloves before you knock him out. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/butterfly-punch/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/butterfly-punch/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:17:02 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=953 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/butterfly-punch/feed/ 0 Guesswork: Enough is enough, but how much is enough? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/guesswork/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/guesswork/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:10:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=951 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/guesswork/feed/ 0 Deduction: The dream and nightmare of absolute certainty him in a http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/deduction/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/deduction/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:07:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=950 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/deduction/feed/ 0 Co-dependence: When do two wrongs make a right? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/children/co-dependence/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/children/co-dependence/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:35:58 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=947 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/children/co-dependence/feed/ 0 The Golden Paradox: If we always sacrificed for each other, no one would ever have to make sacrifices http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/the-golden-paradox/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/the-golden-paradox/#comments Tue, 25 Dec 2007 19:27:09 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=944 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/the-golden-paradox/feed/ 2 Ambigamy: Love’s lost labors http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/career/ambigamy-2/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/career/ambigamy-2/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:44:32 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=941 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/career/ambigamy-2/feed/ 1 Yearnocracies: Negotiating the slippery slope between hope and hoax http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/yearnocracies/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/yearnocracies/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:34:51 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=934 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/yearnocracies/feed/ 1 Hope: As an answer or a question http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/hope/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/hope/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:27:31 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=930 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/hope/feed/ 0 No, Really: Deeper meaning in conversational packing peanuts http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-trust-them/negotiation/no-really/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-trust-them/negotiation/no-really/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:12:45 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=929 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-trust-them/negotiation/no-really/feed/ 2 The Second Fundamental: Stalemates and infinite loops in a human-persuade-human world. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-second-fundamental/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-second-fundamental/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:40:44 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=927 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-second-fundamental/feed/ 0 Extended Memotype: On Advice, Part 1 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/extended-memotype-on-advice-part-1/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/extended-memotype-on-advice-part-1/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:36:19 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=926 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/extended-memotype-on-advice-part-1/feed/ 1 Minutia and Highfalutia: Evasion by scrambling to a safer level of analysis http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-say-it/minutia-and-highfalutia/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-say-it/minutia-and-highfalutia/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:03:34 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=680 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-say-it/minutia-and-highfalutia/feed/ 0 Sorry: That big dumb powerful word http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/sorry/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/sorry/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:47:28 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=601 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/sorry/feed/ 0 Sorrytaliatory Cycle: “I owe you an apology or a scolding, I can’t tell which.” http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/sorrytaliatory-cycle/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/sorrytaliatory-cycle/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:51:23 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=602 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/sorrytaliatory-cycle/feed/ 2 Realincarnation: Requiem for the immortal soul http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/realincarnation/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/realincarnation/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:06:18 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=482 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/realincarnation/feed/ 0