Abstract In this essay I analyze the debate over Abraham Lincoln’s role in the emancipation of African American slaves. Speaking both to contemporary public memory and the evidence of history, I contend that when Lincoln discussed or wrote about emancipation between 1860 and 1863, his rhetoric exhibited a dialogic form that shifted responsibility from the president to congressional leaders and common citizens. I conclude that Lincoln’s dialogic rhetoric does not signal his opposition to emancipation but rather his deep belief that emancipation would become meaningful only after the considered deliberation and action of the American people.

Book Review| September 01 2010 Whigging Out: Controversy in the Age of Jackson The Birth of Modern Politics: Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams and the Election of 1828. Lynn Hudson Parsons.The Market Revolution in America: Liberty, Ambition, and the Eclipse of the Common Good. John Lauritz Larson.Vindicating Andrew Jackson: The 1828 Election and the Rise of the Two-Party System. Donald B. Cole.What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848. Daniel Walker Howe. Brandon Inabinet Brandon Inabinet Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (3): 481–501. https://doi.org/10.2307/41936462 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Brandon Inabinet; Whigging Out: Controversy in the Age of Jackson. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 September 2010; 13 (3): 481–501. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41936462 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Book Review| September 01 2010 The Music Has Gone Out of the Movement: Civil Rights and the Johnson Administration, 1965-1968 The Music Has Gone Out of the Movement: Civil Rights and the Johnson Administration, 1965-1968. David C. Carter. Davi Johnson Thornton Davi Johnson Thornton Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (3): 503–506. https://doi.org/10.2307/41936463 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Davi Johnson Thornton; The Music Has Gone Out of the Movement: Civil Rights and the Johnson Administration, 1965-1968. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 September 2010; 13 (3): 503–506. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41936463 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Book Review| September 01 2010 Structures as Argument: The Visual Persuasiveness of Museums and Places of Worship Structures as Argument: The Visual Persuasiveness of Museums and Places of Worship. J. Donald Ragsdale. Dustin A. Wood Dustin A. Wood Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (3): 530–533. https://doi.org/10.2307/41936472 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Dustin A. Wood; Structures as Argument: The Visual Persuasiveness of Museums and Places of Worship. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 September 2010; 13 (3): 530–533. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41936472 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Book Review| September 01 2010 The Responsibilities of Rhetoric The Responsibilities of Rhetoric. Michelle Smith and Barbara Warnick. Paul Stob Paul Stob Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (3): 528–530. https://doi.org/10.2307/41936471 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Paul Stob; The Responsibilities of Rhetoric. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 September 2010; 13 (3): 528–530. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41936471 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Book Review| September 01 2010 From Cronkite to Colbert: The Evolution of Broadcast News From Cronkite to Colbert: The Evolution of Broadcast News. Geoffrey Baym. Joe Cutbirth Joe Cutbirth Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (3): 533–536. https://doi.org/10.2307/41936473 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Joe Cutbirth; From Cronkite to Colbert: The Evolution of Broadcast News. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 September 2010; 13 (3): 533–536. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41936473 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Book Review| September 01 2010 Women for President: Media Bias in Eight Campaigns Women for President: Media Bias in Eight Campaigns. Erika Falk. Tasha N. Dubriwny Tasha N. Dubriwny Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (3): 507–510. https://doi.org/10.2307/41936464 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Tasha N. Dubriwny; Women for President: Media Bias in Eight Campaigns. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 September 2010; 13 (3): 507–510. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41936464 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal Issue Section: Book Reviews You do not currently have access to this content.

Book Review| September 01 2010 Rethinking Expertise Rethinking Expertise. Harry Collins and Robert Evans. Christon Walker Christon Walker Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (3): 525–528. https://doi.org/10.2307/41936470 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Christon Walker; Rethinking Expertise. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 September 2010; 13 (3): 525–528. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41936470 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Book Review| September 01 2010 The Crimes of Womanhood: Defining Femininity in a Court of Law The Crimes of Womanhood: Defining Femininity in a Court of Law. A. Cheree Carlson. Lisa Shawn Hogan Lisa Shawn Hogan Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (3): 510–513. https://doi.org/10.2307/41936465 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Lisa Shawn Hogan; The Crimes of Womanhood: Defining Femininity in a Court of Law. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 September 2010; 13 (3): 510–513. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41936465 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Abstract This article examines the public controversy surrounding the National Park Services decision about how best to recognize the site of the nations first executive mansion—the Presidents House—in Philadelphias Independence National Historical Park. The first of the houses two presidential occupants, George Washington, kept nine slaves in the mansion while circumventing a Pennsylvania law that could have given the slaves their freedom. The National Park staff’s resistance to acknowledging Washingtons actions led to an ongoing and lengthy public debate that eventually resulted in the decision to build an installation that recognized all of the occupants of the house. Advocates for building such a site invoked two types of vernacular discourse—a counternarrative ("Liberty has been incompletely enacted") and a representative anecdote ("Excavating buried history")—that embraced the traditions of storytelling at Independence National Historical Park.

Abstract The tradition of postcolonial critique has long noted that the construction of an imperial identity of "alterity," the posture of moral superiority that serves to differentiate the imperialist from those under his or her control and thus legitimate the practice of expansion, is a significant characteristic of imperial discourse. For the most party however, this critical practice has focused on the construct of alterity as a justification for imperial oppression on the basis ofracialized images of subject populations. This essay approaches alterity as a property to be maintained by the imperial culture itself as crucial to its understanding of its own identity. Failure to maintain such an identity constitutes the ultimate "sin" of identity slippage, a "sin" that undermines the moral validity of empire. This argument is detailed through an analysis of Edmund D. Morels book-length exposé of Belgian atrocities committed against the peoples of the Congo entitled King Leopolds Rule in Africa. Morels text is not so much concerned with evoking reader pity for the plight of the Congolese as with inciting outrage over the subversion of imperialism by the Belgians’ abandonment of their own imperial alterity.

Research Article| June 01 2010 The Four Minute Men and Early Twentieth-Century Public Speaking Pedagogy J. Michael Sproule J. Michael Sproule Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (2): 135–147. https://doi.org/10.2307/41940495 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation J. Michael Sproule; The Four Minute Men and Early Twentieth-Century Public Speaking Pedagogy. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 June 2010; 13 (2): 135–147. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41940495 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Abstract This essay argues for a reprivileging of the object of speech in the study of public address. To this end, public discourse concerning the tonal qualities of male and female speech, particularly in moments of affective transgression, is examined to better discern our deeply gendered, cultural norms of eloquence. The primary case study analyzes reactions to the oratory ofBarack Obama and Hillary Clinton to show how their respective vocal tones played a significant role in the 2008 presidential election.

Book Review| June 01 2010 The Rhetoric of Pope John Paul II The Rhetoric of Pope John Paul II. Joseph R. Blaney and Joseph P. Zompetti. John Pauley John Pauley Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (2): 163–165. https://doi.org/10.2307/41940498 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation John Pauley; The Rhetoric of Pope John Paul II. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 June 2010; 13 (2): 163–165. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41940498 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Research Article| June 01 2010 Was Four Minutes Enough? The Conditions for Rhetorical Education Robert Danisch Robert Danisch Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (2): 155–162. https://doi.org/10.2307/41940497 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Robert Danisch; Was Four Minutes Enough? The Conditions for Rhetorical Education. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 June 2010; 13 (2): 155–162. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41940497 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Abstract William F. Buckley afforded conservatives of all stripes a provocative rhetorical style, a gladiatorial style, as I term it. The gladiatorial style is a flashy combative style whose ultimate aim is the creation of inflammatory drama. I claim that conservatives encountered Buckley’s potent arguments about God, government, and markets and the gladiatorial style simultaneously. The theatrical appeal of Buckley’s gladiatorial style inspired conservative imitators with disparate beliefs and, over several decades, became one of the principal rhetorical templates for the performance of conservatism.

Research Article| June 01 2010 What Do Four Minutes Matter? William Keith; William Keith Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Kari Whittenberger-Keith Kari Whittenberger-Keith Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (2): 149–153. https://doi.org/10.2307/41940496 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation William Keith, Kari Whittenberger-Keith; What Do Four Minutes Matter?. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 June 2010; 13 (2): 149–153. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41940496 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Abstract In this essay I explore the ways in which the issue/image dichotomy operates as a default criticism of democratic practice by examining its basis in persistent tensions and idealistic theories of democracy. Turning to political practice, I then explore the articulation and value of political image rhetorics offered during the 2008 presidential election, paying particular attention to political advertisements from the Obama and McCain campaigns that appeared after their nominations were assured but before the national nominating conventions. Ultimately I offer a normative justification of political image rhetorics in campaign discourse as beneficial to deliberation about public policy and political leadership.

Book Review| March 01 2010 Rhetoric & Democracy: Pedagogical and Political Practices Rhetoric & Democracy: Pedagogical and Political Practices. Todd F. McDorman and David M. Timmerman. Jeremy Engels Jeremy Engels Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (1): 166–168. https://doi.org/10.2307/41955601 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Jeremy Engels; Rhetoric & Democracy: Pedagogical and Political Practices. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 March 2010; 13 (1): 166–168. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41955601 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Book Review| March 01 2010 Contemporary Southern Identity: Community through Controversy Contemporary Southern Identity: Community through Controversy. Rebecca Bridges Watts. Shana Bridges Shana Bridges Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (1): 163–165. https://doi.org/10.2307/41955600 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Shana Bridges; Contemporary Southern Identity: Community through Controversy. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 March 2010; 13 (1): 163–165. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41955600 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Book Review| March 01 2010 Fanatical Schemes: Proslavery Rhetoric and the Tragedy of Consensus Fanatical Schemes: Proslavery Rhetoric and the Tragedy of Consensus. Patricia Roberts-Miller. Shawn Mosher Shawn Mosher Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (1): 157–160. https://doi.org/10.2307/41955598 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Shawn Mosher; Fanatical Schemes: Proslavery Rhetoric and the Tragedy of Consensus. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 March 2010; 13 (1): 157–160. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41955598 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Book Review| March 01 2010 Martin Luther King and the Rhetoric of Freedom: The Exodus Narrative in America’s Struggle for Civil Rights Martin Luther King and the Rhetoric of Freedom: The Exodus Narrative in America’s Struggle for Civil Rights. Gary S. Selby. Bethany Keeley Bethany Keeley Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (1): 160–162. https://doi.org/10.2307/41955599 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Bethany Keeley; Martin Luther King and the Rhetoric of Freedom: The Exodus Narrative in America’s Struggle for Civil Rights. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 March 2010; 13 (1): 160–162. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41955599 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Introduction| March 01 2010 Introduction: Rhetoric and Public Policy Robert Asen Robert Asen Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (1): 1–5. https://doi.org/10.2307/41955588 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Robert Asen; Introduction: Rhetoric and Public Policy. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 March 2010; 13 (1): 1–5. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41955588 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Book Review| March 01 2010 Before the Rhetorical Presidency Before the Rhetorical Presidency. Martin J. Medhurst. Andrew C. Hansen Andrew C. Hansen Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (1): 149–151. https://doi.org/10.2307/41955595 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Andrew C. Hansen; Before the Rhetorical Presidency. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 March 2010; 13 (1): 149–151. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41955595 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Book Review| March 01 2010 Prodigal Nation: Moral Decline and Divine Punishment from New England to 9/11 Prodigal Nation: Moral Decline and Divine Punishment from New England to 9/11. Andrew Murphy. Ersula J. Ore Ersula J. Ore Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (1): 155–157. https://doi.org/10.2307/41955597 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Ersula J. Ore; Prodigal Nation: Moral Decline and Divine Punishment from New England to 9/11. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 March 2010; 13 (1): 155–157. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41955597 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Abstract The September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center was an event that inaugurated a "War on Terror" This essay constitutes a productive rhetorical analysis and critique of the 2002 congressional debate over Iraq in an effort to open a metapolitics. Congressional debate is read as an intertextual extension of administration rhetoric pitting fear appeals lit up through a network imaginary against pragmatic policy questions. The reflexive rhetoric constituting a national policy debate at the federal level is discussed, and the outcomes of common cause and political cover are critiqued.

Book Review| March 01 2010 OurSpace: Resisting the Corporate Control of Culture OurSpace: Resisting the Corporate Control of Culture. Christine Harold. Christina Dunbar-Hester Christina Dunbar-Hester Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (1): 168–171. https://doi.org/10.2307/41955602 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Christina Dunbar-Hester; OurSpace: Resisting the Corporate Control of Culture. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 March 2010; 13 (1): 168–171. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41955602 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Book Review| March 01 2010 Proclaiming the Truman Doctrine: The Cold War Call to Arms Proclaiming the Truman Doctrine: The Cold War Call to Arms. Denise M. Bostdorff. Timothy Barney Timothy Barney Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (1): 151–154. https://doi.org/10.2307/41955596 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Timothy Barney; Proclaiming the Truman Doctrine: The Cold War Call to Arms. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 March 2010; 13 (1): 151–154. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41955596 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Book Review| March 01 2010 The Inner World in Gadamer’s Hermeneutics The Inner World in Gadamer’s Hermeneutics. John Arthos. John Angus Campbell John Angus Campbell Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (1): 171–174. https://doi.org/10.2307/41955603 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation John Angus Campbell; The Inner World in Gadamer’s Hermeneutics. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 March 2010; 13 (1): 171–174. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41955603 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Abstract U.S. government agencies are collaborating with outside scholars to untangle disparate threads of knotty technoscientific issues, in part by integrating structured debating exercises into institutional decision-making processes such as intelligence assessment and public policy planning. These initiatives drive up demand for rhetoricians with skill and experience in what Protagoras called dissoi logoi—the practice of airing multiple sides of vexing questions for the purpose of stimulating critical thinking. In the contemporary milieu, dissoi logoi receives concrete expression in the tradition of intercollegiate switch-side debating, a form of structured argumentation categorized by some as a cultural technology with weighty ideological baggage. What exactly is that baggage, and how does it implicate plans to improve institutional decision making by drawing from rhetorical theory and expertise? Exploration of how switch-side debating meets demand-driven rhetoric of science not only sheds light on this question, but also contributes to the burgeoning scholarly literature on deliberative democracy, inform argumentation studies, and suggest new avenues of inquiry in rhetorical theory and practice.

Book Review| March 01 2010 The Anti-Intellectual Presidency: The Decline of Presidential Rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush The Anti-Intellectual Presidency: The Decline of Presidential Rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush. Elvin T. Lim. Steven R. Goldzwig Steven R. Goldzwig Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2010) 13 (1): 145–148. https://doi.org/10.2307/41955594 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Steven R. Goldzwig; The Anti-Intellectual Presidency: The Decline of Presidential Rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 March 2010; 13 (1): 145–148. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41955594 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Abstract Communication scholars interested in presidential rhetoric on public policy are very familiar with the rhetorical presidency, but there is another paradigm worth our consideration: the unitary executive. This model emphasizes the institutional reasons why presidents might not use public discourse to promote theirpolicies, relying instead on the expanding powers of the executive branch. Although there is relatively little discussion of one model within scholarship dedicated to the other, this essay argues for the benefits of considering both models simultaneously. As changes occur within the executive office’s capacity for creating and enforcing public policy, so too must our critical orientation to the study of presidential rhetoric.

Abstract This article situates public policy as a mediation of rhetorical and material forces. From this perspective, public policy draws on the constitutive and consequential power of rhetoric as well as other factors like institutional authority and financial resources. As a constellation of multifarious forces, public policy refigures the text as process, which raises issues of authorship, temporality, and polysemy differently than singular speech texts and other relatively discreet texts.