I understand the complaints about Hillary Clinton and her loss to Donald Trump. But here’s a question everyone overlooks: How did Trump win? Trump won,…
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Public policy debates, especially in digital media.
We know that emotional appeals work. Pathos trumps logos and ethos. That’s reality. The ancient rhetoricians knew this. Behavioral economists know this. It’s clear to…
Comments closedMemes simply purify our social circles; they are partisanship intensifiers. It is a shame, but this is how humans create their communities. The internet allows…
Comments closedPolitical leaders in the United States in both major political parties are once again using “Judeo-Christian values” or “Abrahamic values” to argue about social welfare…
Comments closedMy colleagues in rhetoric study logical fallacies and reasoning. Yet, over the years many of them have dismissed the extreme hyperbole of fellow elites on…
Comments closedDonald Trump might win tomorrow’s presidential election. It’s going to be closer than pundits have admitted. The data are not as overwhelming for Hillary Clinton as…
Comments closedAs the election approaches, I’ve noticed that some generally good analyses begin with the worst of rhetorical devices: insults. For every online post you celebrate…
Comments closedThe last decade has demonstrated the power of social media in mass revolutions, even if those revolutions fizzle or come to disastrous ends. The Arab…
Comments closedI would like to think there is no need for a specific political agenda in any class. There is a difference between an agenda and…
Comments closedI remind students that reading and composing are acts that reflect our biases. There is a long essay in the New York Times supporting my…
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