Category Archives: augustine

What is Rhetoric?

Posted on April 20, 2011 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Our FYC program writes and publishes their own textbook every year. This year, they asked me to write a short introduction addressing what rhetoric is and why one might study it. Here’s my answer (probably rife with errors, it could … Continue reading →

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St. Augustine of Hippo

Posted on April 20, 2011 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Even in 400 AD people were in too much of a hurry: Careful consideration of many other such things (which can be done by those who are not hard-pressed by the need to finish a book!) reveals that the basic … Continue reading →

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