15 days ago by Jeff Swift

There are many reactions up online about President Obama's State of the Union speech last night and Mitch Daniels' Republican response. Many of them are insightful. I won't pretend to be able to analyze either speech in depth or debate their facts (Politifact has a head start on me there anyway). Bu ...

the rhetorical situation room - rhetsit.blogspot.com · 1 reference

25 days ago by Andy Brack

Today when you hear mention of the name “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” it will be easy to recall the sound, captured on black and white film, of his powerful, mellifluous voice in August 1963 urging freedom to ring on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. His “I Have a Dream” speech c ...

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59 days ago by Филонова Ольга Зимушка

И хотя я знала и старалась подготовиться, все равно растеряна и потеряна, и очень больно, и внутри где-то сжатая пружина. Много слез, мало облегчения. Сегодня я приняла решение - и собаки Батона, моего добряка по прозвищам Толстый и Кожаный нос с нами больше нет, рак, опухоль в надпочечниках и опухо ...

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71 days ago by 911threa

TheDC Video clip Vault: A traditional Christopher Hitchens rhetorical beatdown Day-to-day Caller The British-born provocateur, now proudly a naturalized American citizen, broke with numerous of his left-wing colleagues following the nine/ eleven terror attacks over their inability to see the necessi ...

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83 days ago by Jeff

Much has been made of Occupy Wall Street's "leaderless" structure. Some, like political tech expert Micah Sifry, have responded by saying that the movement is "leaderFull" instead: No, political movements can't be leaderless. The Occupy Wall Street movement is, in fact, leader-full. But it's a vastl ...

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91 days ago by Body Language Success

Last Night the 2012 Republican Presidential hopefuls had another debate in Rochester, Michigan. This video clip will no doubt be shown for years to come as to what not to do in a debate. If you haven't seen it yet, watch it now - it's only 60 seconds long. There's some good, bad, and ugly and very u ...

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103 days ago by kevinpost

no title The past few weeks have been a little challenging for me. Due to economic reasons I moved away from my wife in Colombia to my hometown of Orlando, Florida to find work to be able to support both myself and my wife. Luckily I’ve found reliable work and have been able to save money for when I ...

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118 days ago by Jeremy

Who decided what order to put the alphabet in? I hate you. You're choosing to hate the player, and not the game? Well, I chose to hate Rhetorical Friday quite some time ago. You're responsible for this, so therefore, I hate you as well. I pay your salary. I love Rhetorical Friday! That's better. Now ...

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123 days ago by Carolyn McDowall

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men** Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and Prime Minister Julia Gillard – she’s making a point while wearing a hard hat and he’s trying hard not to react or be ruled. It’s funny and fantastic, if only it all wasn’t so very serious – after winning the war of wo ...

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134 days ago by robtpatrick

do you take everything at face value or do you look for hidden meanings? when do you decide that what i’m saying needs to be considered a metaphor for _____? is being literal-minded a compliment or a put-down? what subtle distinctions cue you to the fact that this statement is true (its face value, ...

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