10-01-2010, 03:54 AM
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Eagle of the Star
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Sarmisegethuza
Posts: 1,058
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I wonder that no one has mentioned Saruman's ability to enslave the minds of others, through speech, over even great distances.
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I disagree
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Originally Posted by "Letter #210
Saruman's voice was not hypnotic but persuasive. Those who listened to him were not in danger of falling into a trance, but of agreeing with his arguments, while fully awake. It was always open to one to reject, by free will and reason, both his voice while speaking and its after-impressions. Saruman corrupted the reasoning powers.
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Relevant
http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/
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