Personal pronouns
There’s a debate going on in the Twittersphere about personal pronouns that is out of all proportion to reality. ILLUSTRATION: PeterSnow/iStockphoto. We’re reacting to people choosing their own labels like it’s never happened before, but we seem to have forgotten about honorific titles – you know; Dr, professor, sir, madam, your honour, even Mr and Mrs. […]
PERSUASION
I understand that Christianity was the first ‘force’ to successfully implement persuasion – through reason, rhetoric and experience – as its main method of conquest. MAKING A POINT? If persuasion involves a sword, then it’s not Christianity, says Paul Clark. PICTURE: Henry Hustava/Unsplash That is, virtually all other societies persuaded people to their point-of-view at the […]