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rhetoric
An album's success tells us more about genres and expectations than it says about musical quality
Looking at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards through the lens of genres helps explain why Beyoncé amazed but didn’t win Best Album.
What are the functions of a hammer? Does that depend on the nails?
Beyond merely conveying information, writing has many functions, many of which benefit the author, not just the audience. See how it works.
Building design says as much about the people using the building as about the society in which it was built.
In digital spaces, platform developers and social groups form the available rhetoric. Design choices create social pressures for online writing.
Who determined that the fire extinguisher belonged here? Why?
When you know something, how is that knowledge determined? In other words, how do you know that you know something? As you might expect, I assert that rhetoric plays a large role in the process of meaning creation and negotiation. I want to walk you through how it all works. But first, let’s see the...
A collection of colorful, art-covered dumpsters and trash bins. They are the medium; what message to they convey?
McLuhan claimed that “the medium is the message.” This post explores how rhetoric influences mediums much like it applies to the messages they carry.
a pair of pink and white boxing gloves lie on a concrete surface
A brilliant online ad for the current administration's re-election bid highlights the reality of how ill-prepared the Democrats are to win the coming fight.