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Rhetoric The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. Language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content. Synonyms: oratory, eloquence, command of language, way with words "a form of rhetoric" Dialectic The art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions. Synonyms: discussion, debate, dialogue, logical argument, reasoning, argumentation. "Science has of course contributed to this dialectic" Summary Use rhetoric when debating a person caught up in passion. When logic will fall on deaf ears. When people are overly emotional. On Twitter.  On Facebook. Use dialectic in formal debates, blog posts, and professionally published articles.  Do not use dialectic in an argument with an overly emotional person. Use a little of both when teaching, lectur...

Why does The Rifleman use the word "Moslem," instead of the more often seen "Muslim?" 1. It drives #Libtards crazy. 2. It is more linguistically correct. The Rifleman's friends who hail from that area actually pronounce the word "Moslem." Of course, The Rifleman could actually give two shits about this reason, see #1 above. 3. It is the classical spelling. Read works by Heinlein, Etc. It is written as "Moslem." But again, The Rifleman could actually give two shits about this reason, see #1 above.

The Rifleman was observing the other day the children these days are not allowed to fight. And this may not be a good thing. Back when we were growing up, we knew where everyone stood. Boys, particularly, need to know where they stand in the pecking order. Sometimes, fighting is part of that. Boys today, in a fit of rage, will attack someone bigger, stronger, and more skilled than they are. The Rifleman cannot recall that happening, as a child. When, in that fit of rage, the boy has decided to bully someone bigger, stronger, and more skilled than they are, they are somehow surprised when things don't go their way. Punches, kicks, and takedowns, are all part of fighting. However, for the Youth who has trained in the martial arts, they can be well defended. The mounted position is the most advantageous position in a fight. For one thing, the person on top can hit his opponent, while the opponent cannot effectively hit back. For youthful practitioners, the mount can be used to fru...

This story relayed to The Rifleman by the head of security at a different Church. So, sometime back, right about the time my pastor announced that he was divorced, a new lady started attending church. At one point, she told the pastor they got it spoken to her in a vision, telling her that she in the pasture should be together, and be married. The pastor laughed it off . However, the security team was made aware of this. We kept eyes on her. And for a while, everything was okay. Then, however, at a church event, her behavior grew quite peculiar. She was telling the pastor's kids that she and their dad would be married that day, she was taking every opportunity to try to put her hands on him, and other out-of-the-ordinary behavior. She was asked to leave, and never to return. Naturally, she came to the very next church service, the following Sunday. We, on the security team, radio to one another to advise that ...

In February of this year, the Rifleman's wife, CareBear, learned she has a sister she had never been aware of previously.  The MIL had a baby out of wedlock in 1969 and gave the baby up for adoption. Sadly, my MIL took that secret with her to the grave 3 years ago.  Last year, the mystery sister took a DNA test through Ancestry.com. it just so happened that CareBear's uncle had last year, as well.  The match came back. Of course,  there was a bit of digging because the MIL had kept the secret well.  But everything checked out.  Last weekend, it was arranged that the new sister would meet her biological family.  Meeting in the Tri Cities area because it was roughly in the middle, the mystery sister was reunited with CareBear, and two of three other siblings.  It was something you'd see on TV. A wonderful meeting.  Not surprisingly, mystery sister's BF is a big gun and prepper guy.  Yes, we got along famously.  

Sadly, a man in Nashville opened fire on Waffle House patrons this past weekend. Four killed and several more wounded. Of course, #Libtards were quick not to let a tragedy go to waste.  However, gun control here in Tennessee is unlikely.  As friends discussed this on Twitter, the Rifleman commented that only a gamma or omega would have done this.  This generated a request. This post is the result of that request.  First, let's recall the  sociosexual heirarchy . It had been suggested that the shooter was a Delta male at best.  While this comment is completely accurate, the Rifleman holds that only a Gamma or Omega would have committed such a crime.  Why? A Delta is an average guy.  80% of the men you meet are Deltas.  Deltas know their place in the hierarchy, and seldom stray from it.  They will avoid activities that lead to emotional pain.  And emotional pain is a leading contributing factor to mass shootings (along with ...

This past Saturday, The Rifleman taught a pistol class to a group of a dozen Patriots. Of this group, there was but a sole Patriot with whom The Rifleman had not made their acquaintance previously. In other words, almost all of these Patriots have had a class with The Rifleman previously. Despite occasional rain, and even downpours, the class went very well. Every Patriot was able to make significant strides forward in their quest to become better marksmen and to become better at their pistol craft. One Patriot, in particular, stood out among the others to The Rifleman. No, she was not the best shooter of the day - there were a couple of participants who have had extensive training and practice prior to the class. No, she was not the worst shooter of the morning starting out - in fact, she has had this class twice before. No, this Patriot, @Heather3per on Twitter, crossed over into the realm of being a really good shooter, from the realm of being a decent shooter. She started the d...

April 19, 1775. It's an important day in American history.   Here's a take  on it by Reid Henrichs of Valor Ridge. And here are some more facts from that day: 700 redcoats (uniformed military on colonial British soil) march on British cities of Lexington then Concord, to capture local agitators John Hancock and Samuel Adams, and seize as much powder and ball as they could. A local community organizer spread the word, then delayed the advance when captured, by telling the soldiers they would soon be confronted by an equal force. Paul Revere. An aged old farmer and mechanic, and British war veteran, suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis and near death, called up the local militia to discuss options. This was Captain John Parker. The militia were training bands of able bodied men between 16 and 50, to be ready at a moments notice to defend the community. Not every man was to report, there were exceptions. Arrangements varied from town to town, but generally each member was requ...

The Rifleman learned a few days ago that Star Wars: The Last Jedi has come to market for purchase. Up to this point, The Rifleman has purchased every Star Wars movie that has been produced. This one will be different. If one looks online, one is bound to see so many people exhorting this movie as being "better than you thought it was." That should tell you enough right there. The movie is a steaming pile of dump, meaning that if it is "better than I thought it was," it is only a different type of excrement. The sole redeeming segment of the entire movie was Yoda saying, "the greatest teacher, failure is." Sadly,  a single accurate koan does not salvage the rest of the work. Feminism and SJWism destroy everything they come into contact with. Sadly, even the venerable Star Wars series is not immune. The Rifleman might go and watch Solo: A Star Wars Story this summer, in an attempt to give the series one last chance. But the Disney corruption is on thin ...

Seen on the interwebs: All I really need to know, I learned from Red Dawn (the real one): Interaction with communists too early in the morning is never good. Always have a gun in your truck. It's already loaded. A little preparedness, planning, and experience goes a long, long way. You can piss in a radiator. Conflict amongst your peers is inevitable, and should be sorted out as quickly as possible. The 4473 and gun control in general, is a crime against the people of this nation perpetrated by communists, for communists. Even when things are at their worst, good people will be willing to help, even if they cant actively participate. Information isn't just power, its also essential for morale. If you have the option, stay away from town. Its OK for men to cry....When their father is a political prisoner of communists. Prepare your children to avenge you. There are certain turning points in life where a decision you make, means nothing will ever be the same again. ...

On social media,   this video clip  was posted.  Jerry Miculek shoots a target at 1000 yards with a 9mm handgun. A keyboard warrior chimes in: I've seen the video.  I still call bullshit. It's an ammunition ad.  He's talented as shit, but there's no way. "I had to aim 80 yards above the target." Barrel is near parallel to the deck when he takes the shot. The Rifleman was asked to give his opinion: If you understand MOA then you can appreciate that from 1000 yards away, 75-80 yards above isn't going to look like much from there. What say you, Recce Rifleman? The Rifleman gives a response: Using Trigonometry, the tangent of an angle is equal to the opposite side divided by the adjacent side.  Using 80 yards elevation and 1000 yards distance, and solving for the angle with an arctangent,  the angle would be 4.57 degrees. Barely perceptible muzzle rise. Using the published data for that 9mm load, and inputting into a ballistic calculator,...

From social media: 50 years ago our greatest citizen was murdered while fighting against the white supremacist ideals of our Founding Fathers (and, Abraham Lincoln). For, they too, had a dream. White supremacy wasn't a scientific or theological dictum, but a clever choice made by clever people to hide their great sin. King died fighting to make this nation what it had never intended to become. He was unfavored and forsaken, yet he's been reframed and recast. Many within our nation have essentially lynched his legacy and rested his severed head upon the lie of American moral inevitability. Our sense of national exceptionalism (or, supremacy) blinds us to seeing the nature of what ails us. Thus, making the collective, creative capacity of our nation inoperable. It's not too late to set aside the lies of old (and, anew) to fight to heal what has long since been broken. "When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I be...

From a reader: Dear Recce Rifleman, I got the privilege to spend 4 hours in a driving class recently. The purpose of the class was so that I could get a ticket dismissed off of my record. My employment requires a clean driving record, and although one ticket certainly wouldn't have posed a problem, I wanted to take advantage of the fact that Tennessee allows you to have the ticket removed if you take the driving class. I made some observations in the class which I think you would like to add to your blog. First and foremost, the class was taught buy an officer in the municipality where I was awarded the ticket. Since you also have libertarian Roots, let me reassure you that for hours spent with an officer certainly makes you think about the phrase that shiny badges do not grant extra rights. [Editor's note - see meme above.] Since I know that you like statistics, I kept some good statistics that I jotted down from the class...

The Rifleman is planning on taking a rifle class (big surprise, huh?) soon. Tuition has been paid, it's just a matter of buying ammo.  This class will go over close fighting, all the way out to mod range.  And herein lies the problem... 1000 rounds of precision ammo would be costly.  "El cheapo" ammo will not hold good groups at range. Changing between the two in a fast paced class may prove problematic.  What's a Rifleman to do? The solution will be an ammo that is more accurate than typical 4 MOA "el cheapo" bulk, but not too much more expensive.  A range test would be needed to demonstrate that the ammo is accurate enough. Also, we will look at current cost of purchasing 1000 rounds.  For this evaluation, 10 rounds were slow fired from 100 yards. The rifle wore an ACOG optic.  Each picture has the resulting group, and the ammo name and weight.  The Hornady 55 grain FMJBT did well: 1.47" group. This ammo is $26.99 per box currently... which p...

Recently, many #Libtards have been "quoting the Bible" in attempts to convince the Right to accept illegal immigrants. As usual, they twist the scripture to suit their purposes. The verse quoted is Leviticus 19:33-34 (HCSB) - “When a foreigner lives with you in your land, you must not oppress him. You must regard the foreigner who lives with you as the native-born among you. You are to love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt; I am Yahweh your God." This angle is wrong for three reasons: 1. The verse refers to legal resident aliens. This verse does not deal with invaders who come to your country illegally. The verse clearly is speaking of legal immigrants and resident aliens, if one were to use the modern vernacular. 2. The Bible rewards immigrants who assimilate to your country's culture. Illegal immigrants are here to invade. Legal immigrants are here to adopt our culture as their own. If a foreigner resides with you and wants to ce...

Came across this meme a while back. This is the first of two major that are affecting young people, families, and our society of late. So many young men do not know how to be men. They don't know how to lead. They don't know how to provide stability. The young men of today would do well to spend time learning how to accomplish these tasks. The second, and equally as important problem, is that young women have been raised incorrectly. They try to challenge the few men that will provide stability and lead. This is not their place. They know it. And so many suffer from mental illness because of it. Since submissive wives lead happy lives, the question becomes how should a young lady behave, if she wishes to be a submissive wife? Here are some suggestions... When you put these principles into place, you will find that you are behaving like a lady. This is a skill that sadly is not a major part of our society anymore. And what is the result?

Why do you really think the Left and their lapdog media are trying to fast-track getting the guns out of here? Once the Left realized that so many people don't believe the #FakeNews media - particularly since the last election, they haven't pushed their progressive agenda as far as they thought they had. The Left has lost the previous effectiveness of the media so now they are more or less forced to opt for more censorship. They know now they're going to have to make bold desperation moves once they get back into power. The Democrat Party thought they were going to usher in socialism during the last 8 years, and Bernie Sanders took the payoff because of this. It makes you wonder if the Democrats told Bernie to sit down and shut up. Perhaps gave him some money (remember the Ferari and the three houses) and told him: "we're not quite ready yet. We're going to get socialism in, but you can't be telling people that yet. Its too early. " The Dims honestl...

  London has overtaken New York City in murders. According to the article linked, it was the first time in modern history that this has happened. Surely there are many contributing factors. However, two factors, in particular, brought this murder rate up more than the others: Immigration . The immigrants do not share the same values as the British citizens.  One of the values the immigrants clearly lack is that for human life. Or, as Vox Day puts it: diversity + proximity = war. Gun control Yes, the murders via knife are on the rise. Because people cannot fight back, much less fight back with guns, the murder rates will only continue to increase.  Bad guys have no motivation to stop killing.   Gun control + "diversity" = death.

  Lefty has  written a very good series of notes on a Good Friday service we attended.  Some of the notes that stand out to the Rifleman: People are fickle. One day they said “Hosanna in the highest,” and one week later they said “Crucify Him!” Jesus never asked questions to get information. He asked questions so others might understand. Betrayal is incredibly personal and painful. Jesus called Judas “friend.” Knowing what lay before Him during the next several hours, Jesus truly showed the grace of God. The Rifleman knows betrayal.  There's a good chance the readers here do, as well.  What hurts about betrayal is its always someone who was close to you. 

As posted on YouTube by Reid Henrichs of Valor Ridge, here is what a Rifleman is: A Rifleman can place accurate hits on targets at close, medium, and far range. A Rifleman takes care of his rifle first, his equipment second, and himself last - in that order. A Rifleman knows his rifle and his capabilities. A Rifleman knows his holdovers, his zero, and his ammo. A Rifleman knows how to assume positions - traditional and unorthodox - sitting, kneeling, standing, prone, fetal, rollover prone, and any combination thereof. A Rifleman knows how to manipulate his rifle, how to keep it running, and how to fix stoppages in the moment. A Rifleman keeps his rifle clean and loaded at all times. A Rifleman can make hits in all conditions: windy, rain, snow, sleet, etc. A Rifleman is always prepared - mind, body, and spirit - to defend himself, his family, his community, and his nation. A Rifleman is the backbone of this great nation.

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so they could go and anoint Him. Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they went to the tomb at sunrise. They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance to the tomb for us? ” Looking up, they observed that the stone — which was very large — had been rolled away. When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man  dressed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; they were amazed and alarmed. “Don’t be alarmed,” he told them. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been resurrected! He is not here! See the place where they put Him. But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see Him there just as He told you.’ ” So they went out and started running from the tomb, because trembling and astonishment overw...