@armorica9.bsky.socialCharlemagne used law and books to author an empire. Alfred used the same tools just to keep a kingdom: codified law, a palace school, and written authority over native proof in the 880s.
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@armorica9.bsky.socialThe two oldest surviving rhetoric textbooks were both credited to the wrong men.
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— The Medieval Rhetor
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@upcolorado.bsky.socialUse promo code STEN26 to get 40% off the just published—and very timely—Centering Student Activism: #Feminist Rhetorical Interruptions of #SexualAssault Culture
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@civildiscourse101.bsky.socialA protester was punched at Trump's Youngstown rally. Where does rhetoric end and responsibility begin?
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@armorica9.bsky.socialCharlemagne inherited competing factions. He left an empire held together by a story: Franks as a new Israel, shared law, and Bibles copied under royal direction.
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@autumn55.bsky.socialThe evil sack of shit should be at The Hague along with the rest of the federal government. 🤮
#Trump’s #Genocidal #Rhetoric on #Iran Deserves #Legal #Consequences, Scholars Say
As Trump repeats annihilation threats against Iran, legal scholars implore other countries to step in.
@armorica9.bsky.socialArm Yourself No. 11: SKŌMMA — the ancient roast. The ad hominem's funnier ancestor.
My rhetoric trading cards: spot them in the wild, win the argument.
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@armorica9.bsky.socialStasis theory: before you can win the argument, you have to win the question the argument is about. Whoever sets the stasis sets the trial.
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@tenuretracker.bsky.socialPurdue University is hiring:
Clinical Assistant Professor of Professional Writing
@armorica9.bsky.socialAlcuin borrowed Cicero to build an empire: his 794 Dialogue taught rhetoric and virtue at Charlemagne's palace school, and the 795 decree sent that teaching to monasteries and churches. Historical Rhetoric for Modern Fights
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@tenuretracker.bsky.socialUniversity of North Carolina is hiring:
Assistant Professor of Artificial Intelligence - Writing, Editing, and Digital Publishing
@armorica9.bsky.socialThe church fathers called rhetoric a pagan trick, then made it their instrument: preaching and biblical interpretation. Augustine, Origen, and Athanasius were all trained in the art they condemned. Historical Rhetoric for Modern Fights
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@armorica9.bsky.socialPersuasion was a dangerous job in Warring States China: advise the king well, or lose your head. Flattery was never weakness. It was armor.
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— The Medieval Rhetor
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@thealmightybear.bsky.social#jdvance tries (and fails) to define #socialism , admits he does not know, then hedges with #maga #hate #rhetoric .
@armorica9.bsky.socialProsopopoeia: the ancient art of speaking in someone else's voice. Cicero put words in the Republic's mouth, and every impersonator since is following his script.
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— The Medieval Rhetor
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@kill-bait.bsky.socialTrump and Hegseth's Anti-Trans Rhetoric Raises Concerns Over Safety of Transgender Community
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@armorica9.bsky.socialRome made character a political credential. Cicero set the price, Quintilian kept collecting after the Republic died. Historical Rhetoric for Modern Fights
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