Most people will agree that over the past several years, American political leaders have been saying — and sharing on social media — unusual things that politicians would never have said a decade or ...

Facts show that more than 95% of welfare fraud (including health care fraud) is committed by U.S. citizens. Overall, waste ...

I was fascinated a few years ago to learn the initial meaning in the Greek agora and among its citizens of "rhetoric." But first, what do we now mean by the term? Alva wrote recently about cigarette ...

Your institution does not have access to this book on JSTOR. Try searching on JSTOR for other items related to this book. Persuasion in Greek Literature before 400 B.C. CHAPTER TWO Persuasion in Greek ...

The candidate’s extreme comments will be put to the test in the contest over who will represent the Democratic Party in the San Antonio congressional district. When Maureen Galindo finished first in a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'Rhetoric' has a bad rap – but some of the original rhetoricians' techniques can actually help foster productive conversations.

Rhetoric, once taught as a cornerstone of an aristocratic classical education, is to be revived as a university masters degree course. The MA in Rhetoric, to be launched by the University of Central ...

The rise of Donald Trump from reality TV show host to the Republican nominee for president has been fueled by his inflammatory rhetoric and its viral spread. Few have been spared the GOP candidate's ...

Early on in my writing courses, I ask students to define their sense of rhetoric. Responses range from “persuasion” to “manipulation,” but they tend to share a negative connotation. Little wonder: In ...