A rhetorical trick: set up the obstacle, then knock it over.

· Bits and Bobs 6/29/26
  • A rhetorical trick: set up the obstacle, then knock it over.
    • It gives the satisfying "inevitable" feeling
    • It's kind of a cheat, because you set it up in the first place!
    • A kind of Converse Chekhov's Gun trick.
      • Not that you have to make all of your details loadbearing but instead that you should set the details for your conclusions ahead of time.