Dr. Ted Stanley, a writer, lecturer, and media presenter, has released a new book, “Words That Moved a Nation: King and Kennedy, the Power of Persuasion in Public Life,” examining the rhetorical tools ...

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This engaging, student-friendly introductory lesson provides the perfect foundation for a unit on persuasion, rhetoric or non-fiction writing. Designed to introduce students to the purpose, power and ...

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Church leaders frequently stress the need for vigorous evangelization. But recent results are disappointing. How might we attract more souls to the Church? The rhetoric of persuasion has its place in ...

Statue of Aristotle at the Athens Academy in Greece.. Photo: Getty Images What does a man born in 384 BCE have to teach the modern writer? A lot. When I teach persuasive writing, participants are ...

Since the beginning of time, the human race has found it necessary or highly desirable to persuade others to do or act as requested. Often, the request for action is satisfied. When the request or ...

Search online for “the meaning of rhetoric,” and you’ll find the word typically defined as speech or writing intended to persuade others. Some sources list as a secondary meaning bombastic or ...

If you were to ask the question, “What is the art of persuasion?” either of yourself or of someone else, you would no doubt be inundated with perspective, application, opinion and theory (both applied ...

Anyone who’s shed a tear (or a thousand) during Sarah McLachlan’s ASPCA commercial knows that as much as we might like to think of ourselves as purely logical beings, we’re often driven by our ...