Newly elected Argentinian President Javier Milei, last month said:
“I don’t go to Church, I go to Synagogue.
I don’t follow a priest, I follow a Rabbi.
I learn Torah.
I’m known internationally as a friend of Israel.
In addition to aligning with the US and Israel, I want to move our Embassy to Jerusalem.
If I win, my first trip is to Israel.”
Discuss it on The BFD.
The word for today is… rhetorical (adjective) - 1a: of, relating to, or concerned with the art of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people b: employed for rhetorical effect 2a: given to rhetoric : grandiloquent b: verbal Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Rhetorical has
The word for today is… concomitant (adjective, noun) - adjective : accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way noun : something that accompanies or is collaterally connected with something else : accompaniment Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Concomitant was introduced into English at a time when many people were criticizing the use of Latinate
The word for today is… quodlibet (noun) - 1: a philosophical or theological point proposed for disputation. Also : a disputation on such a point 2: a whimsical combination of familiar melodies or texts Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : "Whatever." Try to get philosophical nowadays and that may be the response
The word for today is… syllogism (noun) - 1: a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") 2: a subtle, specious, or crafty argument
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The word for today is… rhetorical (adjective) - 1a: of, relating to, or concerned with the art of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people b: employed for rhetorical effect 2a: given to rhetoric : grandiloquent b: verbal Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Rhetorical has
