From infomercials to political canvassing to appeals for coveted roles, the most compelling rhetoric uses a mix of ethos, pathos, and logos. These techniques encompass a wide spectrum of human ...

More than 2,000 years ago, in The Art of Rhetoric, Aristotle outlined “The Rhetorical Triangle”— Ethos, Pathos and Logos. These were, he said, the best methods to persuade an audience: Through the ...

One of my all-time favorite posts on the Social Media Contractors blog is by one of our editors, Catherine: Me Talk Witty One Day: The Art of Social Media Rhetoric. First of all, I think it’s spot on, ...

While teaching a class on intelligence and analysis last year, I asked my graduate students why the media’s shocking picture of the drowned Syrian boy seemed to have such an incredible effect on ...

In preparation for a symposium about teaching writing in the post-truth era, I encountered a little book by one of the symposium participants, Bruce McComiskey. Post-Truth Rhetoric and Composition is ...