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May 17, 2005

CT's Dictionary

transophiterate -- to use the art of sophistry to rewrite the arguments of a previous blogger's post so as to argue a point other than what that blogger intended; to misrepresent another's views for devious rhetorical purposes. E.g. 1) After Peter transophiterated Mary's post on the Holocaust, he was able to object to points she never even made. 2) It made the pope sad to know that so many people transophiterated the documents of the Second Vatican Council by paraphrasing them as heresies.

Posted by Peter Terp on May 17, 2005 at 10:47 PM | Permalink

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Also known as the "Straw Man" fallacy.

Posted by: Joseph | May 18, 2005 10:49:55 AM

Creating a rhetorical "straw man" who oversimplifies the opposition so as to make an easy target is far too sexist. Plus, it is difficult for our urban readers to fully appreciate the concept of a man made from straw. Modern audiences usually only think of straws as things they drink through. Granted, some people might think of scarecrows, but this term is too frightening and negative. "Transophiteration" is much more appealing to a twenty-first century audience.

Posted by: Peter Terp | May 18, 2005 1:31:32 PM

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