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rhetorical

[ri-tawr-i-kuhl, -tor-] / rɪˈtɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈtɒr- /


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“It’s a wild and crazy ride,” said Jennifer Mercieca, a political historian and communications professor at Texas A&M and author of “Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2024

Lynn Greenky, professor emeritus of Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Syracuse University, offers some examples in The Conversation.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2024

I asked Jennifer Mercieca, a historian of political rhetoric at Texas A&M and the author of "Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump," for her thoughts about Trump’s language in recent fundraising emails.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2023

See Glance at Genre: Rhetorical Strategies for more on logical fallacies.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

According to cause or significance, accents are commonly classed in three groups: Etymological or Word Accent, Syntactical or Rhetorical Accent, and Metrical Accent.

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald




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