In irony the words are not taken in their basic literal sense. (Du Marsais: Des Tropes, chapter XIV) And Dr Johnson defined it as: “a mode of speech in which the meaning is contrary to the words”. According to Grice (1975, p. 53), the ironist deliberately flouts the maxim of truthfulness, implicating the opposite of what was literally said. The writers point out some of the weaknesses in the traditional definition of irony. 1.
Bullshit is a double-deceit towards a person, because you are hiding the fact that you do not know the information about a topic, and you are spouting out information which you are not 100% sure of, and claiming as if you know enough to hold a conversation. Frankfurt’s statement holds water, because it is a documented argument that elegantly depicts the fight between lies or bullshit being more problematic. I agree with Frankfurt, because I myself am guilty of bullshitting my way through a few essays I have written in the past. I believe bullshit is worse than lying because you don’t think as much about the topic you are speaking about. When you lie about something, you put a lot of thought into it and decide yourself whether the truth or a lie is better for you.
These are stereotypes.-the second anecdote adds dry humour to the situation | Inclusive language | “I can’t even light a BBQ. I know , I know that’s supposed to be instinctive…” | Positions the reader to accept the author’s view more readily because he has mounted an argument against counter ideas.
Orwell includes himself when he explains this analogy- he doesn’t go on to say anything to the effect of “and this is how you compare to that in your use of language”. Instead, he says “It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts” (Orwell 1). Without the use of pronouns, the criticisms might have been taken personally by anyone who read it and it would likely have been discredited, as people became defensive, and chances are it wouldn’t have gotten much circulation. In order to unite himself with the reader, Orwell concludes his essay with an acknowledgement of the fact that the very essay he is writing probably includes some of the mistakes he finds in the work of other writers, which contribute to the decline of the English language.
Since his argument is based on a common fallacy, his essay appears unreasonable and flawed. Another flaw is Twain’s Appeal to Ignorance, or Ad Ignorantiam. Twain writes that, “… [man’s tonsils] perform no useful function; they have no value.” (Twain
But he had been deceived by such act. Lies and hypocrisy prevailed over truth. This was the outcome of my ignorance, of not seeing the underlying scheme of Abigail. Respect and power I deserve not. But persecution and damnation is what I deserve.
Entwistle’s examination of MacArthur’s lack of exegesis on certain passages was shocking. I could see how MacArthur forced passages to mean what he wanted them to mean, and I suspected that MacArthur himself knew this. Leading up to this chapter, I could see how this book had begun to shape my thinking in a different way. A few years ago, I would have dismissed Entwistle’s argument entirely. Now, critical thinking skills engaged, I saw where MacArthur’s presuppositions had clouded his
Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible To feeling as to sight? or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?” Macbeth’s desires got the best of him. The opportunity to beat fate was too good to pass up.
the entire play represents a clash of reason and feelings. On the one hand, there is a hypocritical but very reasonable Tartuffe who is scheming against
“You smell better,” Aphrodite said. “I glared at her. What? That was nice.” (134) Function: It was almost a type of comical humor to me in this paragraph. Like how rhetorical questions are almost mean, it was funny to me in this sense.