this is not worth arguing about and I could be wrong about Edg and his fear. As for rhetorical language, it is true that it is not easy to characterize the relationship between conscious and subliminal aspects of the process of writing. "Prepared beforehand" does not mean "calculating," nor does it imply any kind of phoniness. But, as I said, this is not worth arguing about.
--- authfriend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela > Mailander > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I did not say he was calculating. > > Perhaps you miswrote when you said "prepared > beforehand." > > That would seem > > very far from his personality. > > > > > > > > --- authfriend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela > > > Mailander > > > <mailander111@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Again, I see rhetoric in Edg's remarks, not > real, > > > > personal fear. Rhetoric is aware of an > audience > > > and > > > > its relationship to that audience has been > > > prepared > > > > beforehand. I do not see the immediacy of > real > > > fear > > > > in his words. > > > > > > I do. I don't think Edg spends a whole lot of > time > > > calculating the effect he wants his words to > have > > > on his audience. Maybe that's what you do, but I > > > think he just sits down and lets fly with what > he's > > > feeling. That it may come out sounding like > rhetoric > > > is a function of his natural skill with words. > > > > > > And FYI, back in April when he was having > another > > > fit of paranoia after the Blue Angel crash, he > and > > > I had almost the same exchange: He begged > readers > > > to talk him out of it, and I responded very much > > > as I did earlier today. > > > > > > He replied: > > > > > > "Thanks for the advice, and yes, of course it's > all > > > projection > > > on my part. And, just so you know, I truly feel > that > > > you're not > > > excoriating me....though, sigh, I might just > deserve > > > that too. > > > > > > [...] > > > > > > "So stay tuned, sooner or later, I'm counting on > you > > > to either > > > join my paranoia or to continue to call me on it > > > until I can > > > settle down and get it that my fears are driving > my > > > conclusions > > > into ridiculousness." > > > > > > That time, he appeared to be able to recognize > > > that he'd likely been projecting his own > personal > > > fears onto the external world. > > > > > > You might consider asking *him* whether he is > > > experiencing real fear, rather than trying to > > > guess. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
