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  1. Jan 2022
    1. notion it’s for the younger crowd.

      Argument by assertion

    2. I am constantly put off by the use of today’s street talk.Here’s an example from her chart topping “The 1″:I’m doing good, I’m on some new sh*tBeen saying “yes” instead of “no”I thought I saw you at the bus stop, I didn’t though.There are other songs with lyrics that more miss than hit. Here’s an example from “August”:Salt air, and the rust on your doorI never needed anything more

      Confirmation bias

    3. Rolling Stone said, “It’s going to take weeks, if not decades, to puzzle out all the intricately interwoven narrative details of these songs. "

      Anonymous authority

    4. some bias they should maybe acknowledge before diving into an album.

      claim of policy

    5. Folklore is not an album I would recommend.

      Claim of value

    6. 17-track album during lockdown.

      Quantitative evidence

    7. Salt air, and the rust on your doorI never needed anything more

      First hand evidence

    8. I’m doing good, I’m on some new sh*tBeen saying “yes” instead of “no”I thought I saw you at the bus stop, I didn’t though.

      First hand evidence. Heard this himself

    9. knowing she worked with Aaron Dessner of The National

      Claim of fact

    10. knowing she worked with Aaron Dessner of The National, I had hopes this would be the version of T.Swift I truly enjoyed.

      Appeal to tradition

    11. And here’s where my age comes in:

      circular reasoning- "Or maybe it's because I'm a guy, the ripe old age of 31."

    12. Or maybe it’s because I’m a guy, the ripe old age of 31.

      circular reasoning- "And here's where my age comes in"

    13. Though she nails the storytelling that typically accompanies folk music

      rogerian argument

    14. Review

      This article is a rogerian argument

    15. Maybe it was all the hype behind the album. Or maybe it’s because I’m a guy, the ripe old age of 31.

      rogerian argument

    16. I hate to divide American’s even further but after reading all the glowing reviews for Taylor Swift’s Folklore

      Context: The country is divided and Taylor Swift just released her album "Folklore."

    17. American’s

      Audience: Americans

    18. but after reading all the glowing reviews for Taylor Swift’s Folklore, and actually giving the album a try myself, I have to get this off my chest.

      Exigence: He heard "glowing reviews" and felt that he needed to hear it himself

    19. Folklore is not an album I would recommend.

      Purpose: Prove the album is not good and not worth the listen

    20. Or maybe it’s because I’m a guy, the ripe old age of 31.

      Speaker: 31 year old man

    21. As a fan of the folk genre

      Audience: Fans of folk music Speaker: Fan of folk music

    22. If that means more of today’s generation will start broadening their music horizons beyond the radio, and giving folk and other genres a try, then great.

      Middle Ground Fallacy