BIASES OF RHETORIC:
Any of several techniques which are used to convince or sway readers, without appealing to reason1,2,3. Also a general term to describe White Hat Bias. Also see: Interpretive Bias, White Hat Bias, and What The Hell Can We Tell The Public Bias.
References:
1. Sackett DL. Bias in analytic research. J Chronic Dis. 1979;32 (1-2):51-63. (Link to Reference)
2. I. J. Good (1962) A Classification of Fallacious Arguments and Interpretations, Technometrics, 4:1, 125-132. (Link to Reference)
3. Horton R. The rhetoric of research. BMJ. 1995;310(6985):985-7. (Link to Reference)