The social construct of enthymematic understanding

Scenters-Zapico, John

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“…Finally, given the enthymematic nature of public discourse (Scenters-Zapico, 1994), where a speaker's ideas reflect shared beliefs of the listeners, the definitions governors attach to education call into question the greater public's commitment in the United States to preparing students for more than economic pursuits. Yet it was not always so.…”

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Gubernatorial Rhetoric and the Purpose of Education in the United States

Carpenter

Hughes²

2011

IJEPL

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For decades, scholars have debated the purpose of U.S. education, but too often ignored how non-education-related power brokers define education or the requisite consequences.[Qu: Is there a different way of phrasing this? I'm not sure, in reading it, what you intend "the requisite consequences" to mean. Does this mean the results of education, or the consequences of inaccurate definitions of it? Also, may we rephrase "non-education-related power brokers" to something like "power brokers without education experience"?]This study examines how one of the most prominent categories of U.S. leaders, state governors, defines education and discusses the policy implications. We examine gubernatorial rhetoric—that is, public speeches—about education, collected from State of the State speeches from 2001 to 2008. In all, one purpose gains overwhelmingly more attention—economic efficiency. As long as governors and the general public, seen enthymematically through gubernatorial rhetoric, define education in economic terms, other purposes will likely remain marginalized, leading to education policies designed disproportionately to advance economic ends.

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Gubernatorial Rhetoric and the Purpose of Education in the United States

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Hughes²

2011

IJEPL

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“…Enthymematic reasoning is more than a “truncated syllogism”, and instead, it should be understood as a rhetorical act that plays upon the communal connection of the audience. Recent rhetorical scholarship has recognized the faults in the traditional understanding of the enthymeme as a truncated syllogism and tried to move forward by understanding enthymemes based on suppression or arrangement (Fjeslstad, 1994, p. 22; Fredal, 2018; Mcgee, 1990; Scenters-Zapico, 1994). This essay borrows from Barbra Emmel to produce a contemporary understanding of enthymematic reasoning as one based on parsimony to highlight the importance of community when attempting to cross the digital divide (Emmel, 1994, p. 132).…”

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“…When developing an account of why the public screen reveals a shift from the public sphere Deluca and Peeples (2002, p. 127) highlight how screens create a largely unidirectional affect in which the audience passively receives the message. However, with the advent of the increased discernment brought on by the digital divide the level of sophistication at which an audience member can choose to come into the range or not of a given community or public creates new opportunities for building community (Scenters-Zapico, 1994, pp. 71-76; Warner, 2002b, pp.…”

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#Palestine2Ferguson a community created through words

Carroll

2018

JICES

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Purpose The purpose of this essay is to highlight how the digital age makes visible community expression and organization on an international scale. Design/methodology/approach This project provides a rhetorical analysis of the sub-cultural twitter hashtag “#Palestine2Ferguson”. By focusing on #Palestine2Ferguson, this piece interrogates the ways groups that have been displaced by oppression can build bridges in the new digital age. Through the adaptation of Deluca and Peeples “public screen”, this project reveals how increased sophistication of discernment adds a new “touch” to the screen. Findings An analysis of #Palestine2Ferguson through the lens of “the public touchscreen” emboldens rhetorical studies understanding of how ethnic/racial minority individuals are capable of self-selecting their method and modes of self-expression when building community. Originality/value The transformation of life within the digital age has created an exigence for a reconsideration and expansion of Deluca and Peeples concept of “public screens”.

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Computational Culture and the New Platonism in Neoliberal Rhetoric

Voorhees

2016

Rhetoric in Neoliberalism

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The social construct of enthymematic understanding

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Gubernatorial Rhetoric and the Purpose of Education in the United States

Gubernatorial Rhetoric and the Purpose of Education in the United States

#Palestine2Ferguson a community created through words

Computational Culture and the New Platonism in Neoliberal Rhetoric

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