McCoy, Spock, and Kirk together fulfill Aristotle’s systematization of rhetoric. Aristotle taught that the art of persuasion can be diagrammed as a triangle.
At one point, there is pathos. The persuader must attempt to arouse sympathy in those he wishes to persuade. In other words, he must appeal to their emotions. It is important that the persuader understand that his own concerns aren’t necessarily everybody else’s concerns.
At another point, there is logos. It is in this mode that the persuader lays out his facts, makes claims based on those facts, and demonstrates that those claims lead reliably to his conclusion. In other words, he must appeal to their sense of logic.
At the final point, there is ethos. In this, the persuader is submitting his own credentials as part of the persuasion. This often involves the persuader’s expertise in the subject of discussion, his moral character, his sense of authority, and so on.
Emotion, logic, and authority. No argument can be complete without accounting for each of these points of view.
If the goal of the Federation is to bring its values to the furthest reaches of the galaxy, then McCoy, Spock, and Kirk are the ideal messengers. Furthermore, any argument they might have among themselves will, with high reliability, lead to a superior solution that addresses all their concerns. They are the perfect cast of characters in this space opera of utopian ideas.
Picard does sound really good when he’s ranting and raving in that accent of his, though.
Dude… NOBODY > Uhura. With apologies to the many fine women of Star Trek in its many forms, she was the first and remains the best.
Just keep posting on a competitive video game forum, you weird pervert.
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