Me: hi, teach me rhetoric 😉 Mentor: this is very interesting topic.. vast, sophisticated and broad structure. yes.. it is very interesting.. Me: yeah, I am already hooked on in. Where should I start? Mentor: what are you interested in? I am sure you are not interested in classical (western) rhetoric… but I think…
Apocophilia
An attraction to, or taking pleasure in, end-of-society scenarios, such as global nuclear war, or worst-case peak-oil or global-warming. Often leads to what others would regard as a ‘pessimistic’ world view, however Apocophiliacs often identify with an ‘up-side’ to the total destruction of mostly everything. Proof of irrationality can often be found in a belief…