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Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Three commitments: (2) Mike will not play games with polemic or moral pressure — the series will be easy to listen to because it is Bible study, not rhetoric.

Three things Mike will NOT do in this series

polemic moral pressure
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-21

Watchtower propaganda tactics: citing AIDS-era blood fears and praising bloodless surgery advances, while ignoring the overwhelming mortality data on transfusion refusal.

Mike identifies specific rhetorical strategies the Watchtower uses to make blood transfusion refusal appear reasonable.

bloodless surgery Watchtower propaganda AIDS epidemic
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-07

Preview of next week's topic: the tactics and distorted scriptures used by extreme healing movements to create unrealistic healing environments in churches — with quotes from movement leaders.

Closing preview of the follow-up livestream.

cessationism discernment Word of Faith
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

The 'dumping' rhetorical tactic: rapid-fire accusations without allowing responses

Mike identifies a debate tactic Aaron Ra uses in the opening of his video — making many rapid accusations before ever reaching substantive arguments

Apologetics methodology Debate tactics Rhetorical dumping
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-22

CoG recruitment playbook: destabilize with questions about Passover or God the Mother, invite to all-day Bible study, frighten with 'pagan Christianity' rhetoric, then rush-baptize

Mike describes the standard recruitment pattern based on multiple testimonies from former members.

World Mission Society Church of God recruitment tactics baptism
Mike Winger idea 2018-09-05

Ra's 'missing books of the Bible' argument is characterized as 'tying knots' — a rhetorical move that throws out confusion rather than offering a coherent argument.

Ra mentions books referenced in the Bible that no longer exist as evidence against biblical reliability.

apologetics Aron Ra biblical canon
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-20

Ehrman's telephone-game argument as a debate tactic used selectively against less-informed audiences

Mike critiques Ehrman's rhetorical strategy.

Bart Ehrman Mike Licona telephone game analogy
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-27

Chapters 4+ of the book present the tactics: primary tactic is to avoid facts and simply ask questions to instill doubt

Mike transitions to Boghossian's tactical section

Apologetics A Manual for Creating Atheists Street Epistemology
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-27

Greg Koukl contrasts his book "Tactics" with Boghossian's book: both use questions, but Koukl cares about truth and intellectual virtue while Boghossian cares only about instilling doubt

Video clip from Greg Koukl (Stand to Reason)

Greg Koukl Stand to Reason A Manual for Creating Atheists
Mike Winger idea 2019-04-10

Street Epistemology question about ranking faith in pin-falling vs. resurrection — Mike argues it is designed to produce doubt, not seek truth

Q&A: Doug (Street Epistemology type) asks if faith in pin falling and faith in resurrection can be ranked

resurrection of Jesus Street Epistemology faith and doubt
Mike Winger idea 2019-04-24

The book is motivated by McDowell's own children and 20 years of ministry focus on the next generation

McDowell explains the need driving the book project

youth ministry Greg Koukl apologetics
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-01

Hume's anti-evidential stance is the philosophical ancestor of New Atheist ridicule tactics

Mike traces the intellectual lineage from Hume to modern internet skepticism.

David Hume Christopher Hitchens Miracles
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-01

Q&A: Tips for evangelizing to peers before military training — Greg Koukl's Tactics recommended

Viewer heading to military training asks about evangelism strategies.

Greg Koukl Evangelism Tactics (book)
Mike Winger idea 2020-01-29

Internet atheism often operates by demanding unanswerable questions rather than engaging arguments honestly

Sociological and spiritual observation about common atheist engagement tactics

atheism epistemology witness of the Holy Spirit
Mike Winger idea 2020-10-30

Announcement: second YouTube channel 'YouTube Tactics with Mike Winger' for evangelical ministry on YouTube

Closing announcements.

YouTube ministry YouTube Tactics with Mike Winger
Mike Winger idea 2021-01-22

Sharing the gospel with resistant loved ones: grace, strategy, and the book Tactics

Hannah/Henry Belvall asked for advice on humbly sharing Jesus with struggling loved ones who become defensive.

evangelism Greg Koukl apologetics
Mike Winger idea 2021-03-12

Responding to online skeptics who call God evil and Christianity irrational: focus on one argument, watch for dumping tactics

Q9 from Dora Ashby: Skeptics say belief in God is irrational, that Christians must approve of rape and torture, and that God is evil. How to respond?

apologetics atheism debate strategy
Mike Winger idea 2022-09-02

About Bart Ehrman’s Teachings & Tactics: You have talked about Dr. Bart Ehrman (ex: your “Atheist Scholar Misleads Millions Of People” video). Does he also use these "techniques" on his professional peers?

Q&A question: About Bart Ehrman’s Teachings & Tactics

Bart Ehrman atheism