"Flow-Chart for a Rational Discourse It is only within conversational contexts that encourage the ego to “play the game of rational truth seeker” that effective reasoning is possible. In light of this I have drawn up a flow-chart. Think of it as a game board upon which we can play the game of rational truth seeker. The structure of the board is not set in stone and is open to discussion and revision, but it serves as a basic guide to help us create an impersonal, detached and rational conversation. Note that because this is a 'game' that does not make it meaningless and trivial. It may become very important and involve intense clashes of ideas, but it will remain within the scope of rational truth seeking and will not devolve into ego battles and propaganda war. The flow-chart also serves as a common contract. If you enter the conversation you must ABIDE by this contract and you can also expect other participants to abide by it as well. Hence it is a guarantee that you will receive civil, rational treatment and that there isn't some ego maniac lurking in the forum that will try to bight your head off as soon as you say something controversial." pstp ref phil man psy pol - Thomas Page

http://thoughtcatalog.com/2011... , 3 -20 sort http://bigthink.com/ideas... , 7 -21 -12 http://metabunk.org/content... - Thomas Page

Failure to own up. Ego Defense http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... ... , 11 -2 Humans frequently ignore painful or frightening truths, subconsciously believing that denial can protect us. Instead, our delusions make us ever more vulnerable, and whatever suffering we choose to ignore continues unabated. The implications for policy makers, investors, and just about everyone else are enormous. Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril http://www.ritholtz.com/blog... , 9 -9 sort http://friendfeed.com/citizen... pstp pol 6 -19 sort http://www.salon.com/2014... - Thomas Page

How to Play Devil's Advocate http://www.wikihow.com/Play-De... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... ? , 3 -27 sort http://www.wired.com/wiredsc... http://boingboing.net/2013... , The need for flow ? , 4 -11 sort http://blog.longnow.org/02013... , 9 -3 http://www.psmag.com/politic... - Thomas Page

Online deliberation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... Argument map http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://debategraph.org/Stream... , 8 -1 http://friendfeed.com/citizen... 3 -24 sort http://dangerousminds.net/comment... - Thomas Page

Persuasion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , http://dictionary.reference.com/browse... [[ 616. DISSUASION ]] , 5 Class V. Words Relating to the Voluntary Powers 5.1 Division I. Individual Volition 5.1.1 Section I. Volition in General ; 2. Causes of Volition 615. motive - o 615A. absence of motive - o 616. dissuasion - o 617. pretext - o , 8 -5 INFLUENCE ... sort Political_corruption http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page

~ we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought ~ , [[[ 9 -21 How To Win Every Argument http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013... - Thomas Page

6 -20 2. Causes of Volition 615. motive - o 615A. absence of motive - o 616. dissuasion - o 617. pretext - o , 8 -5 INFLUENCE ... < edit http://friendfeed.com/citizen... [ political will ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page

8 -5 sort to where ? Summum bonum greatest good http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... for the good of the order ? - Thomas Page

1. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious: a specious argument. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/speciou... http://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki... http://thesaurus.com/browse... [[[[[ 6 -22 You can fool some of the people ... http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013... ? , http://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki... 8 -5 http://legal-dictionary.thefre... - Thomas Page

7 -17 http://billmoyers.com/2014... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://rationalwiki.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://faculty.virginia.edu/haidtla... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page

Sort http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... Trickery In Republic by Plato, the character Thrasymachus argues that justice is the interest of the strong—merely a name for what the powerful or cunning ruler has imposed on the people. - Thomas Page

7 -2 http://mindhacks.com/2014... deception 12 -24 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page

3 -23 RW Manifesto Apparatchik ... - Thomas Page

Pretext http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page

Influence - Deception ... | Situational Awareness - OODA ( certitude rectitude )| TOK https://friendfeed.com/citizen... Stewardship Cultivation - Thomas Page

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Influence thru disdain disgust annoyance rightous indignation , the mechanics of ~ moral (guilt and condemnation) ~ , cycles , outcomes ... - Thomas Page

Doh 8 -7 sort ~ This might be part of a political ad, the uplifting kind, not the sort of commercial that regards opponents as dolts or liars or criminals. Instead, the ad tries to associate the goodness of our nation, the hardworking and determined folks who stand as components of American character, with an institution, in this case the Charles Schwab investment firm. “Around here, you don’t make excuses. You make commitments,” the script goes. “And when you can’t live up to them, you own up and make it right.” Nice words. They could be lifted from one of those popular “Life’s Little Instruction Books,” quick-hit morsels of common sense and everyday guidance. ~ The Schwab ad says, “Some people think the kind of accountability that thrives on so many streets in this country has gone missing in the places where it’s needed most.” - Thomas Page

11 -22 Accountability? - Thomas Page

11 -21 Ego vs Statistics ? - Thomas Page

3 -23 Kandō Axiology - Thomas Page

10 -4 Jon Stewart paraphrase > congressional slacker cowards unwilling to debate and go on the record lest they dismay their employers , handlers and financial sources ... [ accountability ... - Thomas Page

12 -2 http://www.salon.com/2014... - Thomas Page

Pledges and Contracts with unwarranted influence ? 3 -16 Bad Faith Quantification? Perpetrators? 3 -17 adding contentious unrelated issues to normal ongoing business type bills? - Thomas Page

2 -15 Listening http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://www.businessballs.com/empathy... http://www.businessballs.com/mehrabi... - Thomas Page

Troubleshooting https://friendfeed.com/citizen... https://friendfeed.com/citizen... https://friendfeed.com/citizen... Accountability? [[[[[ Oversight of Congress by Press , Checks and Balance on Congress performed by Electorate ] [ Process Corruption ... Why? }}}}}}}} {{{{{{{{ sort, People >> Congress >>> < Executive >> <<< Judicial <<<< Lawmaking ?????? Troubleshooting ... Accountability? - Thomas Page