Rhetorical Leadership

Perelman's Arguments Based on the Structure of Reality

Perelman's Arguments Based on the Structure of Reality

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Isocrates and Plato on Knowledge and Judgement

Isocrates believed most knowledge needed for practical judgement was contingent and more easily...

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Serbian Nationalism and the Embers of Genocide

Dr. Ivana Stradner, who grew up in Serbia, discusses the rise of Serbian nationalism, Putin's...

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Chaim Perelman's Quasi-Logical Arguments

Perelman made a category of arguments that he termed "quasi-logical." Quasi does not mean "fake"...

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India's Majoritarian Autocracy

In just a few years, India has been transformed from a vibrant liberal democracy to a...

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The State of Speech Writing and Eloquence in Norway

"A speech writer in Norway is supposed to be invisible." Kristine Dahl was working as a lawyer...

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The Role of Ethos and Identification in Legal Argumentation

Cherise Bacalski, an appellate attorney who makes oral arguments at the Utah Supreme Court and...

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Donald Trump's Tyrannical Tendencies

Properly understood, the classical image of the tyrant is not a form of government, but rather a...

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Russian Imperialism and the Post-Colonial Awakening in Qazaqstan

When Dr. Azamat Junisbai grew up in Qazaqstan, he looked down on those who spoke Russian with an...

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The Covid Debate in Sweden

Dr. Björn Olsen is a Professor of Infection Medicine at the Department of Medical Sciences,...

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Chaim Perelman's Theory of Argumentation

During the Second World War, Chaim Perelman, a leader in the Jewish Belgian Resistance was...

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Demagoguery and Democracy Part 2: Defining Demagoguery and Defending Democracy

00:00 Defining demagoguery 04:00 Why Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt were not demagogues...

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Demagoguery and Democracy Part 1: Vladimir's Choice and Zero-sum Politics

Dr. Patricia Roberts-Miller, author of "Demagoguery and Democracy," talks about how demagogues...

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Quintilian: The Master Teacher of Rhetoric

Although from humble origins, Quintilian rose to prominence in Rome as a teacher of rhetoric and...

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Cicero: The Eloquent Defender of the Republic

Cicero gave his life defending the Roman republic from the emerging tyrants and saw rhetoric as...

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Aristotle's Art of Rhetoric and Its Legacy

Aristotle wrote a work on rhetoric that would define a discipline. He rejected Plato's...

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The Theory, Practice, and Ethics of Rhetoric

David Isaksen and award-winning public speaker Simon Day discuss the relationships between...

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Style, Memory, and Delivery: Mastering the Art of Public Speaking

UK award-winning public speaker, Simon Day, shares his journey from being terrified of public...

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Isocrates: The Father of Eloquence

Cicero called Isocrates "the father of eloquence" and said that from his school proceeded giants...

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Orality, Literacy, and the Birth of Rhetoric

Dr. Richard L. Enos, expert on classical rhetoric, shares some of his insights on the historical...

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