Examines Hitler's use of propaganda to construct praxis and define phronesis in Nazi Germany in terms of the rational but open-ended nature of Aristotle's political-ethical thought. Examines the failure of professional discourse surrounding the siting of a low-level nuclear waste facility to create a persuasive reality and yet ideologically…

Analyzes postaccident investigation reports from a feminist perspective to show how (1) conventions of public discourse privilege the rational objective voice, silence human suffering, and sanction the exclusion of alternative voices; (2) the notion of expertise excludes women's experiential knowledge; and (3) interpretation strategies that fail…

Maintains that composition teachers should urge students to combine linear, objective, abstract masculine tradition with its opposing circular, sensual, subjective, contextual, committed discourse of femininity. Advocates doing so by using the essay to explore a contemporary controversial issue. (SR)

Reviews recent depictions of metadiscourse and challenges the most prominent approach by blurring the distinction between primary and secondary discourse. Investigates metadiscourse as enacted in Western and Chinese rhetorical contexts. Argues that metadiscourse be located in local, rhetorical contexts. (HB)

Discusses the need for totalizing definitions in rhetoric. Examines other aspects of Miller's and Kreth's individual comments (published in this issue). Distinguishes instrumental and rhetorical discourse to address Kreth's concerns that Moore lacks a precise definition of instrumental discourse. (PA)

Elaborates a model to analyze how contemporary journalism "creates" society--how it "modifies" a person's perspective of the world, enabling individuals to "share" crucial meanings about reality. Bases the model on the analysis of different narrative voices to capture some of the order of the contemporary discourse of…

From the perspective of communication of textualized knowledge, problems that concern mathematics education might be amenable to a sharper treatment in which the role of the usual discourse seems important. Contains 14 references. (ASK)

Offers practical suggestions for implementing the National Council of Mathematics Teachers' (NCTM) Standards related to classroom discourse. Presents examples of discourse from various mathematics classrooms. (ASK)

Foucault's concern with the production of subjectivity has led to the development of positioning theory, as it has been called by Bronwyn Davies, Rom Harr and Luk van Langenhve. The concept of discursive positioning has particular value for counselling because it shows how people are positioned in discourse in particular moments by their own and…

This essay suggests a way to historicize different rhetorical practices--in effect, alternative ways to write genealogies of diverse rhetorics. A certain distinction between culture and nature is a fundamental organizing concept in humanistic rhetoric that has circumscribed scholars' ability to appreciate rhetoric that does not emanate from the…

This paper is concerned with "match-mismatch" problems. In particular it seeks to match students' questioning to different modes of teaching in undergraduate chemistry. Kolb's theory of experiential learning is used to bridge between learners' questioning and teaching formats. Three case studies illuminate both sets of characteristics, the…

The spaces in which public deliberation most often takes place are institutionally, technologically, and scientifically complex. In this article, we argue that in order to participate, citizens must be able to invent valued knowledge. This invention requires using complex information technologies to access, assemble, and analyze information in…

Both the speaker and hearer of a conversation can make use of ambiguity to achieve their special purpose in a given situation. The strategies stemming from pragmatic ambiguity offer distinct advantages to speakers and hearers. When dealing with ambiguity, linguists have concentrated on the source of ambiguity and how to analyze it. References to…

Discusses how the question of the insufficiency of rational language may open the door to the possibility of a legitimization of rhetorical language. Argues for an interpretation of language, based on the German philosopher Novalis, who affirmed that language is a game, language does not occur for the determination of beings, and the tongue speaks…

The lecture is the primary method used to teach many college-level courses, including teacher education courses. While the lecture has its place, genuine classroom discussions can engage diverse learners in meaningful dialogue with their peers and/or the instructor. Learning to use different communicative forms is essential to promoting the ideals…