You realize that there is a power in writing—We’ll help you harness that power as you prepare for your career. When you study rhetoric and writing, you’ll discover how to effect change, create meaning ...

The column by Susan Brown in the Nov. 24 issue of the WTE is a great example of the kind of hyper-partisan rhetoric that prevents any kind of reasoned and reasonable discussion about important issues.

Rhetoric is defined as “the art or skill of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people.” The political implications of rhetoric are immense ...

As a communication scholar at a large state university, I spent my entire professional career (1974-2019) teaching a course in “argumentation & advocacy” and studying the role of argument in public ...

Rhetoric and writing studies students find employment in a variety of fields, including web authoring, copywriting, speech writing, technical writing, grant writing, science writing, journalism, ...

WASHINGTON -- Republicans are rejecting comparisons made by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who came near to tears Thursday when she compared anti-government rhetoric over President Obama's health care ...

When it comes to public relations, the much-maligned AR-15 has had a rough go of late. Blamed for everything from the bubonic plague to school shootings it was actually used in (because as we all know ...

Rhetoric is a foundation of the humanities focused on understanding the practices of human communication. Rhetoric’s interests span from the earliest acts of speech to emerging modes of digital ...