By: Thomas

Thomas
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 20:13:46 +0000

In reply to Cyrus” target=”_blank” title=”/2019/11/white-supremacist-fliers-found-in-arts-and-sciences-departments/comment-page-1/#comment-113533″>Cyrus”>/2019/11/white-supremacist-fliers-found-in-arts-and-sciences-departments/comment-page-1/#comment-113533″>Cyrus the King.

Does not the third statement affect the context in which we read the first two?

If I begin a speech talking about freedom and democracy and end it with a proposal for the deportation or silencing of my political opponents, it becomes clear that the beginning of my speech was performed in bad faith.

It is not a very nuanced rhetorical tactic, and it’s a shame that someone who calls other peoples’ degrees “useless” (a narrow-minded insult usually levied against humanities degrees) fell for it.

Reading comprehension, textual analysis, empathy and circumspection: Perhaps the skills taught in humanities classrooms are merely undervalued by certain cultural and economic systems, rather than “useless.”