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Feminism, rhetoric, and composition
Recently I decided that I needed to include at least a little on women’s rhetoric in my Rhetoric survey, Engl 5001. I was surprised that there are not many more resources than there were 5-10 years ago. I then started looking into Composition theory and found a bit more, and more importantly, much more... »
Rhetorical Devices
Yes, I am a rhetoric geek. I have a favorite rhetorical device, and it is the enthymeme. You can find out about it and many others here, at this handy list of rhetorical devices. Maybe you’ll find a favorite of your own. »
Inaugural Rhetoric
Political rhetoric is one of the oldest kinds around, and presidential rhetoric has received plenty of attention itself, but semantic analysis tools are adding some new possibilities for how we study and visualize this material. Within minutes of President Obama’s inaugural speech text being posted online, it had been run through a term-cloud generator... »