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'Rhetoric' doesn't need to be such an ugly word – it has a lot to teach echo-chambered America

  • Written by Ryan Leack, Lecturer of Writing & Rhetoric, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
'Rhetoric' doesn't need to be such an ugly word – it has a lot to teach echo-chambered America'Rhetoric' has a bad rap – but some of the original rhetoricians' techniques can actually help foster productive conversations.smartboy10/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

Early on in my writing courses, I ask students to define their sense of rhetoric. Responses range from “persuasion” to “manipulation,” but they...

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