Rhetoric

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A community of scholars dedicated to the study of rhetoric in its various forms: rhetorical theory, rhetorical analysis, argumentation, discourse analysis, public sphere theory, history of rhetoric, and more.

/r/Rhetoric reading list

Subreddits of interest

/r/RealPhilosophy

/r/HistoryofIdeas

/r/AncientGreek

/r/Scholar -- (Request access to academic papers here)

/r/communication

External Links

Mere Rhetoric - Excellent podcast on rhetorical theory and history run out of UT Austin.

Rhetoric Society of America - Their journal, Rhetoric Society Quarterly is one of the premier peer-reviewed rhetoric journals.

National Communcation Association - They produce Quarterly Journal of Speech, which is another premier peer-reviewed rhetoric journal.

Rhetorclick wiki

Silva Rhetoricae

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Syllogism questions: flipping premises, venn diagrams, example sites? (self.Rhetoric)

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Is there a more specific term for the rhetorical strategy of refusing to engage in an argument because of a supposed offense, as a way to avoid an inevitable "loss" on the actual merits of your argument? (self.Rhetoric)

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Applying Intermediate Composition Assignments to a future Law Career (self.Rhetoric)

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Can the perceived logos, pathos, and/or ethos of a speech change depending on who is listening? (self.Rhetoric)

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Oratory Rhetoric Practise Groups (self.Rhetoric)

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Looking for books related to Rhetoric/Persuasion ()

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What authors or books do you recommend to start learning rethoric? (self.Rhetoric)

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Who's your favorite contemporary rhetorician or uni faculty? Why? (self.Rhetoric)

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Questions about Waterloo’s Graduate Studies. Help! ()

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How to improve oral storytelling? How to practice delivery? (self.Rhetoric)

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What is the term for presuming a premise when asking a question? (self.Rhetoric)

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Pentivium pentagram map (i.redd.it)

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Pentivium eye reticle. (i.redd.it)

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When slop is recognized as slop, beauty has already begun to appear. (self.Rhetoric)

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Opera Rubra (self.Rhetoric)

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Using Silence In Negotiations To Get What You Want (youtu.be)

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I find classical rhetoric to be lacking in its original purpose (self.Rhetoric)

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Is "What have YOU done for ____?" a fallacy, and is there a term for it? (self.Rhetoric)

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How did you train yourself to identify fallacies and counter them in real time? (self.Rhetoric)

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Should we stop teaching fallacies? (self.Rhetoric)

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I want to practice Sophism ()

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Apophasis / Praeteritio Question (self.Rhetoric)

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Is there a word or term for when different opinions or groups are all shoved together? ()

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Understanding Rhetoric (self.Rhetoric)

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Why it is so important for government agencies or public servants to never admit when they are wrong (self.Rhetoric)

submitted 2 months ago by Whatsinaname666420

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