Project Wisdom
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Project Wisdom is one of the oldest and most respected character education programs in the nation.
Joined January 2025
Ever watched an argument turn into a tangle of side points and personal digs? It’s easy to lose the plot. Sherlock Holmes had a better approach. He said:. “In solving a problem … the grand thing is to be able to reason backwards.”. He meant to start with what’s known, and work.
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📢 New Content for All Subscribers (05/23/2025):. WALKING AWAY: Progress Over Pride.THIS IS RHETORIC: The Art of Speaking Well. Login today to access this new material!.
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You suggest adding healthier breakroom snacks, and someone snaps, “So you want to ban donuts now?” That’s a classic “straw man”: misrepresenting your point to make it easier to attack. It’s a tactic often used in debates, online spats, and everyday conversations. As Darwin once.
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📷 New Content for All Subscribers (05/09/2025): . RHETORIC AS CRAFT: Difficult But Inspiring.WALKING AWAY: Limits Of Rhetoric. Login today to access this new material!.
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Before making your next argument, pause. Are you truly listening? Psychiatrist M. Scott Peck once said:. “You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.”. If you’re planning your rebuttal while the other person speaks, you’re not really listening –.
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📷 New Content for All Subscribers (04/30/2025): . POTTED THINKING: Canned Responses.CHASING RABBITS: Avoiding Distraction. Login today to access this new material!.
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You share an opinion. Someone responds, not by addressing your point, but by dismissing you. “What do you know?” they scoff. That’s an ad hominem attack – Latin for “against the person.”. When people can’t counter your ideas, they often go after you instead. But as Ralph Waldo.
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Rhetoric isn’t just for debate teams or politicians – it’s for all of us, every day. Whether you're making a case at work, talking with a friend, or asking for what you need, how you communicate matters. Lee Iacocca once said:. “You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get.
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📷 New Content for All Subscribers (03/26/2025):. STRAW MEN: Misrepresenting Arguments.GENERAL TO SPECIFIC: Focus The Argument. Login today to access this new material!.
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In any disagreement, how we respond matters just as much as what we believe. The French philosopher Michel de Montaigne observed:. "He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.". Raising our voices, interrupting, or mocking doesn’t make our.
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📢 New Content for All Subscribers (03/19/2025): . AD HOMINEM: Attacks Not Arguments.ACTIVE LISTENING: Hearing To Understand. Login today to access this new material!.
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In any disagreement, we face a choice: do we argue to win, or do we converse to understand? Former President Gerald Ford put it simply:. "We can disagree without being disagreeable.". Disagreeing well isn’t about avoiding conflict—it’s about handling it with respect. It means.
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📷 New Content for All Subscribers (03/07/2025):. DISAGREEING POORLY: Rhetoric Ignored.EVERYDAY DEBATE: Rhetoric as a Skill. Login today to access this new material!.
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📢 New Content for All Subscribers (02/26/2025):. SPEAKING WELL: Introduction To Rhetoric.DISAGREEING WELL: Rhetoric In Action. Login today to access this new material!.
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📢 New Content for All Subscribers (01/17/2025): .NOTICING FEAR: Guide To Growth SIMPLY UNDERSTOOD: Clear Thoughts, Clear Words .Login today to access this new material!.
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