Powerweb Public Speaking

UNIT 1. Our Rhetorical World Part A. Perspectives on Rhetoric 1.Narratives and Culture: The Role of Stories in Self-Creation, Arran Gare, Telos , Winter 2002 Author Arran Gare examines the connection between narratives and culture. Structural semiotics is used to understand narrative. 2.Ancient Egyptian Rhetoric in the Old and Middle Kingdoms, David Hutto, Rhetorica , Summer 2002 In this study, David Hutto presents classical Egyptian views on rhetoric and communication. He contrasts Egyptian views with prevailing Western views of rhetoric. 3.The Origins and Nature of Arguments: Studies in Conflict Understanding, Emotion, and Negotiation, Nancy L. Stein and Elizabeth R. Albro, Discourse Processes , Volume 32, Numbers 2 and 3, 2001 Perspectives on argumentation in interpersonal relationships are the focus of this article. The authors explain how various argumentation skills are employed and how the use of such skills affects relationships. 4.Passing Theories Through Topical Heuristics: Donald Davidson, Aristotle, and the Conditions of Discursive Competence, Stephen R. Yarbrough, Philosophy & Rhetoric , vol. 37, no. 4, 2004 This article draws connections between Aristotle's idea of invention and Davidson's process of interpretation and shows that linguistic conventions are the consequence, not the cause, of rhetorical success. 5.Basic Library Research, McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Series , 2006 This link takes you to a great source for research topics. Some of the information provided is a four-step process for doing library research and more. 6.The Cars Checklist, The McGraw-Hill Companies , 2001 This site provides information on how to check sources and credibility. Part B. Applications of Rhetoric 7.Organizational Rhetoric Doomed to Fail: R.J. Reynolds and the Principle of the Oxymoron, Josh Boyd, Western Journal of Communication , Winter 2004 This essay argues that despite presence of various and creative Burkean identification appeals, a recent RJR public relations campaign failed because of presumptions of similarity between the company and its audience . 8.Rationality and Rhetoric in the Corporate World: The Corporate Annual Report as an Aristotelian Genre, Robert White and Dallas Hanson, Prometheus , Volume 18, Number 3, 2000 This paper analyzes corporate reports as rhetorical documents. The way in which corporate reports are used by corporations to communicate with their publics is illustrated by examples from the annual report of a multinational firm. 9.The Rhetoric of Exorcism: George W. Bush and the Return of Political Demonology, Joshua Gunn, Western Journal of Communication , Winter 2004 This article talks about an increase in "demonic" rhetoric since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The author draws rhetorical parallels between exorcism and political purging. 10.The Rhetoric of "Terrorism" and Its Consequences, Tomis Kapitan and Erich Schulte, Journal of Political and Military Sociology , Summer 2002 Tomis Kapitan and Erich Schulte present a detailed analysis of the public rhetoric surrounding the topic of "terrorism." To illustrate their viewpoint, the authors detail a case studyTitsworth, Scott is the author of 'Powerweb Public Speaking', published 2002 under ISBN 9780072933154 and ISBN 0072933151.