Like all things, this chapter of the journey must end. But it was not without learning many useful techniques and skills along the way. Going all the way back to the very first blog post I made, when I was only a wee start up and just beginning to grasp the concept of rhetoric and […]
Digital Rhetoric
The Intonation of the Soul
Music is a strong rhetorical device that surrounds us nearly every day of our lives. It excites the senses, comes in a variety of flavors and appeals to people differently based on their tastes; sounds kind of like ice cream, doesn’t it? Unlike ice cream, a person’s musical choices can tell a lot about them, […]
Team Project: Gender Roles
This is a short blog post dedicated to a collaborative project that I did for my Rhetoric course. If you would click here, you will be able to view the project in its entirety.
What Do You Meme, “This Title Is Stupid”?!
Horrible puns aside, when I first started taking notice of memes on the internet, it probably wasn’t until I was in college and actually used the internet for more than just school work, games and YouTube videos. For the most part, the entire subject of memes is an interesting one, because it is intriguing how […]
Adverts Across Time & Rhetoric
Whenever a product comes out, the company associated with it tries to have their marketing division do their best to create advertisements to not only make the public aware of the product, but they also do this to increase sales. Normally the advertisements use logos to appeal to the needs of the consumer, but will also […]
The Ideological Gamer
Ideology is an interesting subject that is sometimes hard to wrap your mind around when you are first trying to deal with the topic, but once you have started to delve into it and research it, it begins to make more sense. It is kind of like a video game in that sense; when you […]
Lights, Camera, Rhetoric!
I have traveled far and wide, looking for the perfect subject to capture in my masterpiece. What might that be, you ask? The simple answer is a blockbuster film that I plan on creating. My magnum opus is a story about the images that affect our everyday lives, but as they are so commonplace, they […]
Kairos Vs. Zoe Quinn: Round 1, Fight!
Everybody wants to be famous, right? You’ve had your dreams of being known worldwide, maybe because of your singing career, that one book series or game that you published, or maybe even for being an overnight Twitter sensation. You want the fans and recognition, the money and most of all, a life in the lap […]
Artful Rhetoric
Rhetoric is a brilliant form of art. Some may be questioning how this may be, and I will argue that it is art in the same manner as poetry, as music and even as spoken word. It is a verbal art and also a linguistic one. It takes a skilled rhetorician to use the power […]
The Word on Rhetoric
What is rhetoric? In most current circles, it is seen as a tool used for trickery and deceit; it is what people use to get what they want in a negative sense. In Chapter 10 of Ancient Rhetorics, rhetoric is defined by Aristotle “as the power of finding the available arguments suited to a given situation.” […]