One of my very favorite things to do is hang out with my granddaughter “CC” (a nickname I gave her). She is four years old and, although I may be just a little biased, is a cute little princess. On a ...

One of my all-time favorite posts on the Social Media Contractors blog is by one of our editors, Catherine: Me Talk Witty One Day: The Art of Social Media Rhetoric. First of all, I think it’s spot on, ...

Aristotelian rhetorical strategies—ethos, pathos, and logos—remain critical for persuasive communication, particularly in political oratory. Implementing these strategies in radio broadcasts presents ...

While teaching a class on intelligence and analysis last year, I asked my graduate students why the media’s shocking picture of the drowned Syrian boy seemed to have such an incredible effect on ...

In preparation for a symposium about teaching writing in the post-truth era, I encountered a little book by one of the symposium participants, Bruce McComiskey. Post-Truth Rhetoric and Composition is ...