in that it appeals to your emotions rather than making rational argument.
Appealing to emotions in a transparent fashion as a way of helping deal with problems that arise from the same emotional cluster doesn’t seem to be dark arts. The solution to emotion creating irrationality is not to turn into a straw Vulcan.
Appealing to emotions in a transparent fashion as a way of helping deal with problems that arise from the same emotional cluster doesn’t seem to be dark arts. The solution to emotion creating irrationality is not to turn into a straw Vulcan.
Agreed, I was simply attempting to gain insight into drawde’s perspective.