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ENG 319 12.T: Democracy and Demagoguery

Posted on November 8, 2019 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Dema and Demo Questions Introduction: What does Miller believe debates about slavery and debates about whether to invade Iraq have in common? What makes demagoguery so tricky? Chapter 1: Democratic Deliberation How can we explain RM’s skepticism toward … Continue reading →

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Historical Rhetorics Week 15: Ramus and the Death of Rhetoric

Posted on November 23, 2015 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Ong’s Ramus and Rhetoric’s Slow Death I’ve got a link here to the Historical Rhetorics wikibook, which has discussion of a few other key passages from Ong’s book on Ramus. We should note the extent to which the death of … Continue reading →

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Historical Week 6: Isocrates

Posted on September 28, 2015 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Some preliminary reactions to the first round of papers Secondary Source presentations Discussion of Isocrates: major concepts, grid issues, etc Break Papillion, Welch, Haskins, Vitanza Paper Day Reactions Here’s some jumbled cut and paste from my feedback. The … Continue reading →

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