Philosophy and Spin

A student of mine lent me Plato and a Platypus walk into a bar a few weeks ago. Forbes has reviewed (kindly) the sequel: Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak Through Philosophy and Jokes. As I frequently use political ads as demonstration ‘arguments’ in my CT class, usually to illustrate Aristotle’s rhetoric, I am quite anxious to get my hands on a copy.