IT is totally disingenuous, uncouth and fallacious for Cornelius Mweetwa to attempt diversionary rhetoric in support of his despicable utterance against Vice President Inonge Wina.To doubt the mental capacity of the Vice President was not only in bad taste but a provocation that has predictably attracted condemnation from all well-meaning Zambians.No amount of prevarication will atone the grave disrespect shown to the VP, a respected mother, grandmother and indeed woman of substance, which Mweetwa can hardly match.Any student in rhetoric, which most lawyers are, know that ad hominen argumentation, which attacks the person than the issue at hand is only employed when an adversary has unassailable arguments. Instead of arguing the relevant issue, or ad rem, you attack the person, or aspects of the person. It is insulting for Mweetwa to champion himself as a defender of freedom of speech and indeed a custodian of youth interests. He is just a spoilt, manner less child.Zambians are not fools. You may indeed fool a […]
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