Links to rhetorical tools:

Here are links to the rhetorical tools used in this class:

Schemes & Tropes -- Perelman & Olbrechts-Tyteca -- Fallacies -- Burke -- Rhetorical Toolbox -- Conspiracy Rhetorics

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Friday, March 2, 2018

Paranormal Investigators of Southern California

Paranormal Investigators of Southern California

Coexistence (Intention)

The investigators use various presence of various qualities of a ghost to point to the pessence of a ghost.
“We are sitting in the living room with the client and she indicates that she feels very cold.  One of our investigators notices the cold spot also.  While the client is mentioning how cold she's feeling we caught this voice say "It's me".  Evidence that the temperature can be manipulated by a spirit.”
Premises (Facts/Truths)

Website indicates that if multiple “experts” agree on the conclusion of a clip then it is concrete.
“Two investigators analyzed this clip and both agreed that it most likely was saying "Get Out".”

Premise Modifiers (Interpretive Schemes)

Investigators limit the field of interpretation so only one conclusion can be drawn from the situation.
Still in the master bedroom, we are sitting on the bed and asking questions when this whistling is heard in the background.  Cyndee and I are the only two people upstairs,  Everyone else was downstairs at the time.  And no one was whistling.”

Example (Single)

The combination of abnormal EMF readings and the whisper point to the existence of a ghost.
"We are sitting in the formal living room and getting EMF readings on our K2's. They appear to respond to our questions and this EVP and sigh is heard during this event"

http://paranormalinvestigatorsofsocal.org/EVIDENCE.html

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Arguments by SWFLPR

http://www.swflpr.com/spirits-in-my-home.htm

"you need to choose one that is not going to take your accounting of the events that you experienced as fact..." 

On the topic of needing to choose a paranormal investigator group SWFPR said this quote above. You need to choose a paranormal investigative group that is not going to believe what you are saying and take it as fact until you bring them in and have them investigate, until you pay them to come. 


"Not everyone believes in ghosts, but more than a third of Americans do, according to a survey from Public Policy Polling...  26 percent of the 1,200 registered voters who were surveyed said they had actually seen one before."

No other statistics were given but the statistic that was provided was 1/3 of Americans believe in ghosts and we know this because of the answer in a survey that said 26 percent of 1,200 people in the study say they have seen one before. 1- saying that they have seen one before does not provide for the statistic that they believe in ghosts. 2- 1,200 registered people is not what represents Americans as a whole. 3- 26 percent is the provided number that assists in supporting the "more than a third of Americans". 26 percent is LESS than a 3rd. 
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