How to Overcome Rhetoric and Not Let It Affect Your Thinking

Rhetoric can make something seem a whole lot more persuasive than it actually is. To overcome rhetoric, not be swayed by tone and inflection, the way people are talking, is to just read the actual words. For me, one thing would be to see if i can actually take their argument and fill in all the premises. I think comedy is one of the best ways to to argue, argues a point in many ways. But if you're really interested in the argument, take out those classic moments when someone says 'let's call it evil'