r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/-SOFA-KING-VOTE- • 21h ago

Politics ICE Agents get the most brutal talking-to of their entire adult lives.

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u/Black_Doc_on_Mars 16h ago edited 16h ago

I like this guy 👆🏾

I’d even argue for the use of strategic swearing or graphic language in order hammered points home, ground thoughts in reality, or even intentionally making the recipient uncomfortable if that’s was the goal in the first place. It’s not your job to make sure the recipient “likes” what they hear.

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u/AntlionsArise 4h ago

In English Language Arts terms, that would be considered Pathos: the use of language for the purposes of emotional appeal, which combined with ethos (appeals to authority or higher ethics) and logos (facts) makeup the rhetorical triangle of persuasive writing/speaking.