Reporter and podcaster Jesse Singal has given us a wonderful look into how and why social sciences promote junk science. The Quick Fix: Why Fad…
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Teaching rhetoric (especially since I focus on economics) naturally leads to the political. I’ve noticed that when I was teaching within a business school, the…
Comments closedThe Centers for Disease Control recently issued a list of words and phrases to avoid in publications. The media (and social media) quickly howled that…
Comments closedDemocracy in Chains by Historian Nancy MacLean was worthy of a few online posts earlier this summer, when I first read a loaned copy and was…
Comments closedProfessors advising me, colleagues at universities, and classmates remind me that as I prepare to return to the academic job market, I need a clear…
Comments closedWhy is ‘a’ an a? What is a? It’s more than one sound. To the deaf, it’s a glyph used to build words, but not…
Comments closedWe 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 closedWhen I consider the purpose of completing a doctoral program, and I am considering this a lot as of late, I am starting to question…
Comments closedHigher education, including rhetoric programs, are prone to over-specialization. I’ve met professors with expertise in the clothes of ancient orators. Clearly, that’s not knowledge useful…
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