Tag: Rhetoric
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Ryan Skinnell, San Jose State University – What Rhetoric Can Teach Us About Donald Trump
Persuasion plays a big part in our elections. Ryan Skinnell, Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition at San Jose State University, looks into how one candidate used a trinket to identify his followers. Dr. Ryan Skinnell received his Ph.D. in rhetoric and composition at Arizona State University in 2011. He primarily studies the history of…
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Jennifer LeMesurier, Colgate University – Knitting as Protest
Can knitting be used as an act of defiance? Jennifer LeMesurier, professor of writing and rhetoric at Colgate University, describes how hands in motion can help make a commotion. Jennifer Lin LeMesurier, an Assistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at Colgate University, received her PhD in English with a specialization in Language and Rhetoric from…
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Adam Gaffey, Black Hills State University – Campaign Rhetoric
Is anybody listening to those campaign speeches? Adam Gaffey is. A linguist and philosopher at South Dakota’s Black Hills State University, Dr. Gaffey is analyzing the language used in campaign speeches. Adam J. Gaffey is an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Philosophy at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota. He holds a Ph.D.…