Mr. Gradgrind is the alter ego of Paul Brians, professor of English at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, who sets out to provide specific, concrete answers to life's rhetorical ...

Public speaking has long been regarded as one of the most essential skills for leadership, influence, and impact. From politicians and executives to coaches and educators, the power to speak and be ...

Rhetorical questions expressing premises are situated at the intersection of two disciplines whose object of study is argumentation: dialectic and rhetoric. This paper examines arguments in biblical ...

So I have no clue how, the other night at supper, my two kidlets, my visiting father and I got to talking about rhetorical questions (how should I know?), but there it was: By 5:30, we had our soup ...