Rhetorically Yours: Recent Episodes
Devon Ralston
A podcast on how understanding rhetoric, and rhetorical theories can help you in your everyday life.
Devon Ralston answers your questions which leads her to talking this week about a famous speech from Hamlet, and why it might not be the best idea to tattoo a proverb on your skin until you've fully researched its meaning.
Join Devon Ralston on a journey to Ancient Athens to learn about the roots of rhetoric. Listen as she fangirls over Aristotle, empathizes with Plato and gets salty over the Sophists and their "selling of wisdom" to Athenians in ancient Greece. You'll also pick up a few tips on persuasion.
Visit rhetoricallyyours.com for additional links and to see Aristotle's classification systems discussed in this episode. Music by Ron Gelinas. Research from The Essential Guide to Rhetoric William Keith & Christian Lindberg published by Bedford St. Martins.
Join Dr. Devon Ralston, an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric, as she shows you how rhetoric can be put to work in your everyday life. Each week Devon will talk about a time frame, concept, or perspective related to rhetoric as you navigate new ideas together. She will answer listener questions, work through an analysis of media examples, and share what she has learned over 15 years as a rhetoric scholar and teacher.