Rhetoric
- conversations
- 248
- Locations
- 15
Description
COOL FOR: IDEOLOGUES. CONVERSATIONALISTS. WOULD-BE-POLITICIANS.
Rhetoric urges you to debate, make intellectual discourse, nitpick – and win. It enables you to break down arguments and hear what people are really saying. You’ll spot fallacies as soon as they’re used -- what exactly did the waiter leave out of their testimony? What was the dancer trying to divert you from? Was that double entendre intended, or did you just get an accidental lead?
At high levels, Rhetoric will make you an impressive political beast – one whose beliefs are impenetrable. Which is to say, one whose mind will not change; one who will calcify. With low Rhetoric, though, you’ll have a hard time of shooting down any argument. Nailing people to their testimonies will be neigh impossible.
Where
15Tasks
125- The pissing competition
- Ask the pétanque player about may bells
- Ask René about the photo
- Find the armoured gloves
- Get yourself organised
- Take on la responsibilité
- Become a man of plenty
- Talk to Garte, Lieutenant Love
- Where is the rest of the armour?
- Inspect the traps
- What happened to the previous forewoman?
- Find the Insulindian Phasmid
- Getting the body down
- Find working class husband
- The Jam Mystery
- Call your station's lazareth
- Investigate Doomed Commercial Area
- End-of-day debrief with Kim
Dialogue
248- All around you, the hisses and chirps of locusts fill the musky air. The earthen floor of…
- "And now if you'll just connect that here..."
- "That ride is fucking lightning!" the young man exclaims.
- The door seems to be locked. Conclusively.
- "Welcome back, friend. What can I do for you?" Although you cannot see his face, you can…
- The mother of humanism stands above you -- a precious and complex wax painting on a…
- This bookstore is not strictly about crime, romance, and biographies of famous people…
- "I don't think there's anything to discuss." [Leave.]
- "Well, it's just questioning, right? You're questioning me -- it's what cops do."
- "Oh, that... you're not gonna believe me. There's no point in me telling you."
- "Oh, so you met her? Good, good."
- Nothing jumps out to you. Nothing out of the ordinary.
- The silence in this part of the church -- it's almost palpable. All the shifting matter…
- "What can I do for you, boss-man?"
- The 'Suzerainty' box is heavy and slightly awkward in your hands. You give it a light…
- You are immediately surprised by the ball's lack of weight. No matter. You'll make it…
- "Unfortunately, I don't." He shrugs. "Unlike most of the locals, I have no qualms about…
- Go long, go deep, go unconventional!