Sean's Rhetoric and Civic Life Blog

Rhetoric is prevalent in all aspects of our everyday lives. It is present in countless different means of communication. This in...

One of the greatest examples of a motivational speech can be found in the movie Braveheart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLrrBs8JBQo   ...

After two weeks of slaving over our multimedia project, I realize that one of the most important rhetorical aspects of the video that contri...

This ad by the Citizens Against Government Waste uses many rhetorical strategies to get its message across. It appeals to pathos, its settin...

          This past Saturday, as I was watching March Madness basketball, the game suddenly cut out for a special address from the president...

In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, I am going to explain the rhetoric of one of my favorite Irish-American rock songs, Devil's Danc...

          On Thursday, March 3, 2011, the Daily Collegian published a cartoon that is loaded with rhetoric. The cartoon portrays Muammar Gha...