Political 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…
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I’m stuck in bed or sitting for a few minutes at a time. This has led to way too much social media and news input.…
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 closedBy May, I’ll be half-way through an MFA in Film and Digital Technology. People ask why a Ph.D in rhetoric would need an MFA. My…
Comments closedThe study of rhetoric is the study of effective persuasion, which is why I study narratives. I’m convinced stories effectively persuade audiences by offering a…
Comments closedWhen I read academic job listing for Digital Humanities the skills range from HTML coding to video editing. Some list audio editing. These are not how…
Comments closedIf I were alone, I don’t know what I’d be doing. I think I would have forced myself to return to school or teaching, since…
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