Mutual Persuasion
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The Mutual Persuasion Project is a collaborative initiative for promoting the power of communication across differences. Moderated by: @Rhetors_of_York
Rhetoric is about meaning making as much as anything. We apply meaning to our circumstances, and that meaning will shape our outlook and behavior toward those circumstances.
Dr. Erec Smith (@Rhetors_of_York), professor of rhetoric and composition at York College of Pennsylvania, co-founder of @FreeBlckThought, and @CatoInstitute research fellow, explains how he uses rhetoric, emotional intelligence, and stoic philosophy to help students manage their…
Erec Smith and Andrew Hartz (@Hartz_PhD) examine the issues with the current state of talk therapy, discuss how Hartz’s Open Therapy Institute helps to address these issues, and contemplate the role of the therapist in a pluralistic world. mutualpersuasion.substack.com/p/ep-7-an-open…
Erec Smith of the Cato Institute and attorney Kaitlin Puccio discuss the ethical foundations of human dignity and how civil discourse can guide policy across cultural and ideological divides. #civildiscourse #rhetoric mutualpersuasion.substack.com/p/ep-6-bioethi…
We found a loophole to the motherly advice, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” It's called Paralipsis. Read about it here. mutualpersuasion.substack.com/p/ignore-this-…
Looking for an good example of rhetorical skill?" Check out Frederick Douglass' "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" #rhetoric
If anyone had a right to hate America, it was Frederick Douglass. But as his famous #July4th speech makes clear, Douglass loved America—its principles and its promise. He criticized it not out of hatred, but hope. A hope we should all have. news.fairforall.org/p/frederick-do…
Ethos: the appeal to credibility Logos: the appeal to reason Pathos: the appeal to emotion #rhetoric
Learning rhetorical appeals in action! 💡 Students collaborated on a sort to break down ethos, pathos, and logos, then analyzed powerful speeches to identify and explain each appeal. Engaged, critical thinkers in the making! 🗣️ #Rhetoric #Collaboration #ActiveLearning @ROARMMS
“I think we need a resurgence of rhetoric as a tried and true skill in education.” --Erec Smith of the Cato Institute, Free Black Thought, and Mutual Persuasion. #rhetoric #freespeech #DEI
DEI proponents often oppose free speech, but it's the oppressed who need it most. Perspectives Matter - The Challenges with DEI explores how a lack of rhetorical skills fuels this contradiction. Watch now to learn more! youtu.be/BODnaNZyiG8 #DEI #FreeSpeech #Rhetoric…
Anadiplosis: a rhetorical scheme in which the last word or phrase of one clause, sentence, or line is repeated at the beginning of the next. Rhetorical scheme: rhetorical device that manipulates form rather than meaning, the arrangement of words rather than words, themselves.
Did you know this rhetorical tool was masterfully used by Malcolm X Jr., Yoda, and Commodus from "Gladiator"? Get inspired by examples from the video and start using anadiplosis in your speeches! #Anadiplosis #Rhetoric #StarWars #Yoda #Gladiator #MalcolmX #Inspiration
Framing the Culture War "I see the world through what Kenneth Burke calls the 'comic frame' [which] interprets failings as ignorance, not evil, and emphasizes correction over punishment. It allows reform without spiraling into weapons-grade outrage." mutualpersuasion.substack.com/p/framing-the-…
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"I see the world through what Kenneth Burke calls the 'comic frame' [which] interprets failings as ignorance, not evil, and emphasizes correction over punishment. It allows reform without spiraling into weapons-grade outrage."
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