[FRIAM] Motives - Was Abduction

[Prof David West]

"Persuasive" is a term the reviewer used, Adams restricts his analysis
to "communication." The two terms are worlds apart. I would claim that
no one in politics is persuasive, and given the polarity that exists in
political discourse, it is impossible for anyone to be persuasive.
davew


On Thu, Jan 10, 2019, at 6:03 PM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
> < As to the ethics dimension; you quoted one of Adam's reviewers:
> *"But, when I was in school, we always discussed ethical
> responsibility of the persuader and Adams does not. As long as Trump
> was persuasive he was going to win and that’s what matters."* >>  


> He’s not persuasive.   His arguments are ridiculous and appeal to the
> stupid and ignorant.   See Alfredo’s post.>  


> Marcus


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