Beautiful Evidence said:

Making a presentation is a moral act as well as an intellectual activity. The use of corrupt manipulations and rhetorical ploys to advance an argument suggests that the presenter cannot be trusted. Blatant rhetorical ploys--flagwaving, misdirection, personal attacks, jargon-mongering, evading key issues, setting up phony alternatives, feigning disinterested objectivity, willfull misunderstanding of alternative views, outright lying--indicate that the presenter may lack good evidence and is the sort of character that consorts with blatant rhetorical ploys. The consumer of presentations should insist that presenters be held intellectually and ethically responsibl...

Beautiful Evidence said:

Making a presentation is a moral act as well as an intellectual activity. The use of corrupt manipulations and rhetorical ploys to advance an argument suggests that the presenter cannot be trusted. Blatant rhetorical ploys--flagwaving, misdirection, personal attacks, jargon-mongering, evading key issues, setting up phony alternatives, feigning disinterested objectivity, willfull misunderstanding of alternative views, outright lying--indicate that the presenter may lack good evidence and is the sort of character that consorts with blatant rhetorical ploys. The consumer of presentations should insist that presenters be held intellectually and ethically responsible for what they show and tell. Thus consuming a presentation is an intellectual activity and a moral act.