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This essay sympathetically reviews Peter Baehr's welcome protest against the "unmasking style" of rhetoric in sociological theory, while expressing reservations about the alternative(s) Baehr appears to recommend. I briefly explore recognition, as an alternative rhetorical style, seeking a standpoint from which it might be possible to respond to valid and sincerely felt moral commitments in the unmasking style, while also leaving open possibilities for reconciliation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]