Donald Trump loves to use a rhetorical device called apophasis (i.e. raising an issue by saying it will not be mentioned/affirmed). In this clip from the weekend, he repeatedly says he will not refer to Chris Christie as a “fat pig” … while in essence doing precisely that. Apophasis is a type of non-denial […]
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Standing up to bullies is cool
The other day, I was walking through a store when I started thinking whimsically about my favorite movie scene as a kid. To put a finer point on it, I thought this was the coolest scene I saw as a kid. (Needless to say, coolest entailed favorite.) YouTube is great for instant gratification, so I began to […]
