Polemic—persuasive writing—only works when it doesn’t feel like propaganda. The audience must feel that you’re being absolutely fair to people on the other side.
-- Orson Scott Card, “Characters and Viewpoint”
Unfortunately, some audiences have rather interesting ideas about what passes for fairness to the other side.
-- Orson Scott Card, “Characters and Viewpoint”
Unfortunately, some audiences have rather interesting ideas about what passes for fairness to the other side.