1.
Flint
stone: the ignition of sparks of new ideas, images and feelings
through percussive or explosive blows. A powerful and dramatic argument that
startles, shocks and awakens the audience to new ways of looking things
2.
Mill
stone: the grinding down of an undifferentiated mass of worn-out
and undifferentiated material, the separation of the meaningful and useful from
the insignificant and irrelevant. A meticulous, well-documented argument that
builds up to its climax with a steady hand and clear voice.
3.
Touch stone:
the
juxtaposition and frictional contiguity that leads to the exposure of unseen qualities,
textures and tones, and differentiates the real from the phoney, pure gold from
fool’s gold. A critical comparative approach that gradually wears away the
obfuscations, jargon-ridden terms of the old point of view.
4.
Corner
stone: the foundation of a structure, marking its point of origin
and its antecedents. Without this, all else in an argument topples over.
Everything is balanced and orderly
5.
Key
stone: the connecting link between symmetrical or contrasting
images, ideas and passions. Working from different angles, which at first seem
to be unrelated to one another, the argument leads towards a highpoint that
illuminates everything around it.
6.
Load
stone: a magnet that draws out a whole series of analogies,
examples and applications. An argument by way of analogy, logical progression,
revealed inferences and nuanced connections.
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