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Banting, Sarah – Written Communication, 2023
This article examines the power of special topoi to characterize the discourse of literary criticism, and through emphasis on rhetorical action, it sheds light on the limitations of topos analysis for characterizing research articles in disciplinary discourse more generally. Using an analytical approach drawn both from studies of topoi in…
Descriptors: Humanism, Literary Criticism, Rhetoric, Discourse Analysis
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Elinor Light – Communication Teacher, 2024
This article offers an example of how to use embodied learning effectively in online education. The discussed assignment is designed for classes in rhetoric, visual communication, or public memory, and places pedagogical research in conversation with scholarship in visual, aesthetic, and rhetorical communication. This type of digital aesthetic…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Assignments, Rhetoric, Memory
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Nick Turnbull; Shaun Wilson; Greg Agoston – European Educational Research Journal, 2024
The transformation of higher education provision by neoliberal values has been well documented. However, recent criticisms and even attacks upon higher education indicate a new politics extending beyond neoliberalism. This article draws on the sociology of conventions to unpick the distinctions at work in these new criticisms of universities. By…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Assessment, Neoliberalism, Productivity
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Ben Roth Shank – English Journal, 2018
Revisiting the writing assignments that the author has given to his sophomores and juniors over the past four years, he can identify patterns that have complicated their writing development. This article explores how Aristotle's enthymeme can serve as an effective prewriting tool for literary analysis in the high school classroom. By foregrounding…
Descriptors: Prewriting, Literary Criticism, High School Students, Writing Processes
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Corlett, John – On the Horizon, 2023
Purpose: The case studies were examined in the context of a lack of confidence in what constitutes truth and knowledge. Design/methodology/approach: A case study design taken examining specific instances where the emergence of populist political tactics in an unfettered media world has undermined public belief in what counts as knowledge and to…
Descriptors: Political Attitudes, Public Opinion, Misconceptions, Social Media
McComiskey, Bruce, Ed. – National Council of Teachers of English, 2022
While social values outside of academia are changing from nationalism to globalization, much of English studies remains entrenched in nationalist discourses. Editor Bruce McComiskey and his contributors argue that English studies must shift from a national (petrified, zombified) to a global (cosmopolitan, planetary) orientation in order to remain…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Linguistics, Nationalism, Relevance (Education)
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Wilson, Alison; Brezicha, Kristina F. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2023
In the aftermath of the Capitol Insurrection, many states sought to bolster civic education through efforts such as the South Dakota Civics and History Initiative (SDCHI). This study examined the SDCHI through a Critical Policy Analysis and Critical Race Theory lens to understand how the initiative and related rhetoric reflected, protected, and…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Criticism, Policy Analysis, Educational Policy
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Zrudlo, Ilya – Theory and Research in Education, 2021
Indoctrination is an ongoing concern in education, especially in debates about moral education. One approach to this issue is to come up with a rational procedure that can robustly justify potential items of moral education content. I call this the 'rationalistic justification project'. Michael Hand's recent book, "A Theory of Moral…
Descriptors: Moral Development, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Educational Philosophy
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Elizabeth J. Threadgill; Eric J. Paulson – Journal of College Academic Support Programs, 2018
Directly engaging students with rhetorical reading and writing can increase self-awareness about writing, improve reading abilities and confidence, and raise awareness of research writing as conversation. In this article, the authors describe several assignments and activities that engage students with the rhetorical situation toward the aim of…
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Reading Assignments, Writing Assignments, Reading Writing Relationship
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Mulcahy, Donal E. – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2018
Based on an overview of writings published or supported by the Fordham Institute and those associated with it over many years, this article brings together and examines a range of rhetorical tools employed to persuade policymakers and the public of their position. The article argues that in the absence of a reasoned or evidenced position, the…
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Educational Policy, Evidence, Discourse Analysis
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Rood, Craig – Communication Teacher, 2020
As a communication educator, the author's goal is to help students examine and understand how communication addresses--or, in this case, fails to address--public problems such as gun violence. Communication concepts can provide insight about America's bewildering debates about gun violence, and in turn, these debates can help illustrate and refine…
Descriptors: Weapons, Violence, Social Problems, Persuasive Discourse
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Hanasono, Lisa K. – Communication Teacher, 2017
Courses: This single-class teaching activity was designed for courses on public speaking, rhetorical criticism, and critical thinking. In addition, instructors can adapt this activity for online or face-to-face courses on intercultural communication, organizational communication, listening, and political communication. Objectives: By completing…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Class Activities, Rhetorical Criticism, Jargon
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Almuhailib, Badar – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
This paper presents a critical review of the cross-cultural writing styles in the light of contrastive rhetoric approach established by Kaplan in 1966. Although Kaplan compared different writing styles depending on the culture each language was attached to, his comparison was criticized by some scholars the prominent one of which is Conor 1996.…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Writing Skills
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Rosenhouse, Jason – Science & Education, 2016
The teaching of evolution in American high schools has long been a source of controversy. The past decade has seen an important shift in the rhetoric of anti-evolutionists, toward arguments of a strongly mathematical character. These mathematical arguments, while different in their specifics, follow the same general program and rely on the same…
Descriptors: Evolution, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, High Schools
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Novotny, Therese – History of Education, 2019
Julian of Norwich (1342-1416), was a Christian mystic whose writings, "Revelation of Love" and "A Book of Showings," are the earliest surviving texts in the English language written by a woman. The question that has puzzled scholars for centuries follows: How could a woman of her time express her vision in such innovative and…
Descriptors: Christianity, Feminism, English, Females
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