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Rhetoric
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Rhetoric 
 Featuring a growing collection of text, audio, and video versions of over 5,000 speeches, this site collects "public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events." Includes sections for Christian rhetoric, movie speeches, "Top 100 Speeches," "Rhetorical Figures in Sound," "Rhetoric of 9-11," and more. Browsable and searchable. Maintained by a speech communication professor. http://www.americanrhetoric.com/ Topics: Communications, Government, Language, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Apr 12, 2009 The Best in Political Fiction
"To prepare us for the long [2004] election season ahead, librarian Nancy Pearl has compiled a list of reading material for people who are interested in politics, but disgusted with today's political rhetoric." Features a list of over a dozen books with brief descriptions, audio, and related links. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1890288 Topics: Communications Last updated Oct 9, 2004 Conciseness: Methods of Eliminating Wordiness
A handout from OWL, the Purdue University Online Writing Lab, offering tips, examples, and exercises on avoiding wordiness. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/572/01/ Topics: Communications, English Language, Language, Literature & Books, Writing Last updated Sep 30, 2009 Debate Central
All about debating: strategies and techniques, critiques, evidence, debate structure, rhetoric, and argument; how to speak in public; examples of debates on video; scholarships and jobs (in Debate Futures ); teams and tournaments; coaching; current and past topics; and more. Use the site map for easiest site navigation. http://debate.uvm.edu/learn2.html Topics: Communications Last updated Nov 20, 2001 The Elements of Style
Transcription of the book The Elements of Style, by William Strunk, Jr., published in 1918. Covers "the rules of usage [in the English language] and principles of composition most commonly violated. The numbers of the sections may be used as references in correcting manuscript." From Bartleby.com. http://www.bartleby.com/141/ Topics: Communications, English Language, Language, Literature & Books, Writing Last updated Aug 1, 2004 The Forest of Rhetoric: silva rhetoricae
"This site is intended to help beginners, as well as experts, make sense of rhetoric, both on the small scale (definitions and examples of specific terms) and on the large scale (the purposes of rhetoric, the patterns into which it has fallen historically as it has been taught and practiced for 2000+ years)." Site is nicely organized and may be browsed by major categories or by an alphabetical list of terms. There is also a keyword search feature and an annotated bibliography (with some links to online resources). http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/ Topics: Communications, Language Last updated Nov 3, 2001 Garbl's Writing Center: Long Words
A word substitution list. "Consider using these shorter, simpler alternatives to bureaucratic, overstated and pompous words. Note that several simple words may be clearer than a single long word." Also links to wordy phrases and redundancies, with more suggested substitutions. By a "writer, editor, media planner and communications specialist." http://home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/words.htm Topics: Communications, English Language, Language, Literature & Books, Writing Last updated May 8, 2006 A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples
A browsable list of terms related to rhetoric. From the University of Kentucky. http://www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/rhetoric.html Topics: Communications, English Language, Language Last updated Aug 19, 2003 Graduate School Essays
Tips on writing an application essay for graduate school--how to start, what to include, and what kind of personal information to give. A handout from The Writing Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/gradapp.html Topics: College and University Education, Communications, English Language, Language, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Writing Last updated Apr 2, 2005 Guide to Grammar & Writing
Includes definitions of sentence parts, usage rules for commas and other punctuation marks, plurals and possessives, spelling, nouns and modifiers, words and phrases to avoid, capitalization, spelling and abbreviations, and more. From the Capital Community College Foundation. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ Topics: Communications, Language, Writing Last updated Nov 2, 2005 A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
Definitions, with examples, of sixty rhetorical devices of writing style and arrangement to promote effective written expression. The devices include the familiar--alliteration, analogy, metaphor, onomatopoeia, and simile--and the more obscure: aporia, dirimens copulatio, parataxis, symploce, and zeugma. There is a Self-Test to measure the user's understanding of the devices. http://www.virtualsalt.com/rhetoric.htm Topics: Communications, Language, Writing Last updated Oct 17, 2002 Kairos
A scholarly "online journal exploring the intersections of rhetoric, technology, and pedagogy." Coverage includes such topics as Technology and the Face of Language Arts in the K-12 Classroom , Hypertext Fiction/Hypertext Poetry , and Disability - Demonstrated By and Mediated Through Technology . Kairosnews has a discussion forum, related news, and links. Archived and searchable. http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/ Topics: Communications, Education, Internet, Magazines Last updated May 22, 2002 Mr. Gradgrind's Literal Answers to Rhetorical Questions
This page gives us somewhat serious comments on whether anyone really is afraid of Virginia Woolf, who wrote "The Book of Love," why the ivy twines, the possibility of swinging on a star, and other tough, never-meant-to-be-answered questions from song and literature. http://www.wsu.edu/%7Ebrians/gradgrind.html Topics: Communications, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jul 29, 2006 Oxymorons.info: Contradictory Words
"An Oxymoron is a combination of contradictory or incongruous words, such as 'Cruel Kindness' or 'Jumbo Shrimp.' ... It is a literary figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory words, terms, phrases or ideas are combined to create a rhetorical effect by paradoxical means." This site provides lists of oxymorons, new examples of words and quotations, and a forum to discuss them. Searchable, and browsable by subject or alphabetically. http://www.oxymorons.info/ Topics: Communications, English Language Last updated Jul 27, 2004 Rhetorica
"Offers analysis and commentary about the rhetoric, propaganda, and spin of journalism and politics, including analysis of presidential speeches and election campaigns." In addition to a blog, this site has background information on rhetorics ("Rhetorics Primer") and explanations of critical terms and techniques ("Critical Meter"). From a rhetoric scholar and former journalist. http://rhetorica.net/ Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, Communications, Language, Nonfiction by Genre, Politics, Politics by Place, The United States Presidency Last updated Dec 12, 2008 Shakespeare Resource Center
This searchable site provides a brief biography, play synopses, the text of Shakespeare's last will and testament, and a list of recommended books. There is also information and annotated links on the Authorship Debate , the Globe Theatre, Elizabethan England, and Shakespeare's use of language (including a searchable glossary of words from plays and commentary on syntax, usage shifts, and rhetorical devices). http://www.bardweb.net/ Topics: Communications, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People Last updated Oct 5, 2004 Spinsanity
Spinsanity editors believe that public political debate is increasingly dominated by manipulative spin rather than by reason. Each week the editors "counter rhetoric with reason," analyzing and documenting biases in articles and speeches to improve the soundness of public debate. Resources include a mission statement, analytical background, information about the editors, current and past columns back to April 2001, and an e-mail list with posts searchable back to April 2001. http://www.spinsanity.org/ Topics: Communications, Language, Politics Last updated Jul 14, 2004 State of the Union (SOTU)
The site uses an interactive timelime to provides a visual representation of prominent words in presidential State of the Union addresses by displaying significant words as "determined by comparing how frequently the word occurs in the document to how frequently it appears throughout the entire body of SOTU addresses." The "Appendices" section describes the statistical methods used. Also includes the full text of addresses. From an artist who works with computers. http://stateoftheunion.onetwothree.net Topics: Communications, Government Last updated Feb 1, 2007 Strategies for Reducing Wordiness
Some tips for concise writing. From Literacy Education Online (LEO), St. Cloud State University (Minn.). http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/wordiness.html Topics: Communications, English Language, Language, Literature & Books, Writing Last updated Oct 14, 2005 The University of Victoria's Hypertext Writer's Guide
Comprehensive guide to writing, from the University of Victoria. Includes essay writing, spelling, literary terms, grammar, logic, etc. http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/ Topics: Communications, English Language, Language, Writing Last updated Jul 11, 2002 Wordiness, Wordiness, Wordiness List
"Keep the good stuff, and get rid of the useless clutter that's been hanging around in your writing. Clean up your act" is the advice of English professor Kim Blank. He has a few tips and a chart, "If You've Written This...You Should Have Written This...," to help tighten up your writing. http://web.uvic.ca/~gkblank/wordiness.html Topics: Communications, English Language, Language, Literature & Books, Writing Last updated Apr 17, 2003 Write Habit: Sit Down and Write
The mission of this site "is to provide writers of literary fiction, poetry and nonfiction with tips and tools to help them get ahead." Offers a column about writing, a list of graduate-level writing programs, links to literary journals that publish the work of emerging and new writers, a FAQ, and information about writing classes and other resources in the Seattle area. From a Washington state freelance writer and editor. http://www.writehabit.org Topics: Communications, English Language, Language, Literature & Books, Writing Last updated Apr 29, 2005 |
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