Richard CherwitzThe Democratic Presidential Debates — Reflections of a Communication ScholarWatching Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s Democratic presidential hopefuls spar on stage, there are reasons to be disappointed.4 min read·Aug 3, 2019--1--1
Richard CherwitzLanguage as the Key to Holding Trump Accountable — A Rhetorical Strategy for DemocratsSince the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s “Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential…4 min read·Jun 5, 2019----
Richard CherwitzWhat Rhetoric Teaches Us about PoliticsSince its inception in Ancient Greece, the academic discipline of rhetoric — not to be confused with the knack of sophistry or what often…7 min read·Apr 12, 2019----
Richard CherwitzA Rhetorical Analysis of the State of the Union in Real TimeAs a scholar of communication, allow me to offer few random observations about Tuesday’s State of the Union speech that were made in real…4 min read·Feb 12, 2019----
Richard CherwitzCompromise Requires a Face-Saving Rhetorical EnvironmentLast week President Donald Trump spoke in the Rose Garden, declaring that after thirty five days of nearly one million people out of work…4 min read·Jan 29, 2019----
Richard Cherwitz“The Rhetorical Lesson Trump Could Learn from Teddy Roosevelt”Will President Trump really use disaster relief funds to build the border wall? He might, and if he does he’ll be following a path…3 min read·Jan 15, 2019----
Richard CherwitzinDialogue & DiscourseWhy President Trump Can’t Rhetorically Construct Reality — the Intrusion of FactsThe present frustration over divergent notions of truth and facts may prove that such negative perceptions about faculty are…6 min read·Dec 28, 2018--4--4
Richard CherwitzThe Fourth Estate — Commitment to Truth in the Age of Trump?As a scholar and teacher of rhetoric I understand that our ability to communicate in a civil manner depends on a shared commitment to…4 min read·Dec 17, 2018--1--1
Richard CherwitzShadow Rhetoric in the George Bush Eulogies — An Aristotelian EnthymemeAs a communication scholar I have spent my career studying the rhetoric of presidents and other public figures. Among the things I have…4 min read·Dec 10, 2018----
