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 ...

The rhetoric of virtue has become a strategy in contemporary politics. In Brazil, political actors invoke love of country, ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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Politicians use emotional resources in their speeches in parliament depending on the type of debate and use emotive rhetoric strategically and selectively, mainly to attract voters. This is one of the ...

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 ...

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.