Completely different field- but I think Charles Darwin's way of "crippling potential criticism of one’s ideas by taking charge of all conceivable counterarguments" is a great example of how important rhetoric is,…
Reminds me a lot of this short story by Murakami: "On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning" (1981) http://www.youmightfindyourself.com/post/22131227213/on-seei... It's part of his 'The Elephant…
Completely different field- but I think Charles Darwin's way of "crippling potential criticism of one’s ideas by taking charge of all conceivable counterarguments" is a great example of how important rhetoric is,…
Reminds me a lot of this short story by Murakami: "On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning" (1981) http://www.youmightfindyourself.com/post/22131227213/on-seei... It's part of his 'The Elephant…