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Insignificant Wranglings
Category Archives: rhetoric
There Can Only Be Five
Yesterday an MFA student considering a PhD in R/C asked me for a short list of articles to introduce her to R/C. She has been accepted to several strong programs, but is debating between pursuing R/C or Creative Writing Studies. … Continue reading
Posted in composition, rhetoric
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Climategate…
…clearly the work of some committed philosophizers, right Casey? I’m glad John Quiggin has the rhetorical ability to set the record straight. But, seriously, yeeesh.
Posted in politics, rhetoric, this-is-not-ok
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Maniacal Laughter
I’ve always really liked the title to Davis’ work Breaking Up [at] Totality for its playfulness and visual pun (follow the link to see the cover). Of course, I also enjoy the Gorgian–Cixiousian sentiment of the book: laughing in the … Continue reading
Robertson is Crazy
Sometimes rhetoric is just about identification, and I hope that subject line identifies me properly. Robertson probably doesn’t warrant any more analysis than what Olbermann provided, but Scott McLemee over at Crooked Timber has an interesting piece that examines the … Continue reading
A Brief Definition of Rhetoric
Today was Jim Corder day in my Digital Citizenship/Expository Writing classes. I use the Corder piece to provide a substantial definition for rhetoric–since I study one of the few things in a University that people rarely recognize. If you study … Continue reading
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Clients from Hell
For more evidence of why an extensive education in rhetoric might be valuable in the 21st century broadcast society, please see Clients from Hell.
Reflections: Rickert’s Acts of Enjoyment
I thought I would share a few paragraphs from Thomas Rickert’s Acts of Enjoyment: The point, ultimately, is not that we should immediately change the pedagogical road we are on. This would risk falling into the same critical mode I … Continue reading
A Not-So-Sophistical Defense for Going for It
First of all, congratulations to the Colts for an amazing second-half. They played better and they won the game. And they don’t deserve the criticism that “Belichick handed them the win.” How often are coaches criticized for “coaching not to … Continue reading
Jon Stewart on Fox News
I discovered this at the Blogora this morning, and posted it to Facebook already. But I do have a few friends, well at least one, who resist the siren song of Facebook. So here’s the video clip with my short, … Continue reading
Reading Cicero Otherwise
So I am more and more coming to the realization that I will likely have to learn at least Latin, if not Greek, in the coming years. My Latin is tolerable enough to work through small passages, but I admit … Continue reading
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