rhetoric
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Megan Lam is a rising senior at UC Berkeley, where they study integrative biology, rhetoric and journalism.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
The latest tensions have revived uncomfortable debates across Africa about xenophobia, migration, and the gap between pan-African rhetoric and realities facing African migrants on the continent.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Bound by the Taiwan Relations Act, the US policy on Taiwan has not fundamentally changed in recent decades despite previous presidents' rhetoric.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Based on Rededicate 250’s marketing, most of the program looks likely to avoid overtly political rhetoric in favor of generic prayers calling on God to bless the country.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
It’s significant that the man who went on to shape the canons of Roman rhetoric did so having thoroughly digested the Attic tradition.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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