A few months back, I wrote a post on FB that involved having empathy for others. Someone initiated a bad faith argument with me and
Tag: language
Resisting the Politicization of Language & Breaking Down 3 Dog Whistles
Hi, friends. It’s been a couple months since I last stirred the pot, so here goes nothing. Back in November, I wrote a post about
Language, Comics, & Context: Part 2
Recap of part one: Rhetorician I.A. Richards explored how we communicate primarily through abstract concepts. Individually, we assign meaning to words based on our personal
Language, Comics, & Context: Part 1
The way we speak through abstract concepts in Western society seems inherent, but ancient rhetoricians initially defined these communication methods. They’ve debated for centuries how
Ethos & Editing: Part 2
Recap of the first post: Ethos means authority or credibility as a speaker. Building a strong ethos is important to rhetoric, the art of persuasion.
Ethos & Editing: Part 1
I’ve worked on my English undergraduate degree on and off for six years, and while I’ve been trained in digital rhetoric and work in a
