Inter se pugnantia (in’-ter-say-pug-nan’-ti-a): Using direct address to reprove someone before an audience, pointing out the contradictions in that person’s character, often between what a person does and says.
You say you’re committed to working on behalf of the American people. Yet, when we look at your voting record, it seems that you consistently support legislation that favors the haves and leaves out the have-nots. The “American people” means all of us. Why divide the American people when you can unite the American people by serving their common interests–pushing for affordable health care, educational opportunities, a healthy environment, and world peace. In short, by pushing for a better future for all of us.
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Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).
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