Kelly Elmore on The Value of Rhetoric - Aug 22,2013

Philosopher Dr. Diana Hsieh will interview English Ph.D student Kelly Elmore about "The Value of Rhetoric" on Wednesday evening, 21 August 2013, at 6 pm PT / 7 MT / 8 CT / 9 ET on Philosophy in Action Radio. What is rhetoric? Why does it matter? How can the basic concepts of rhetoric help us write more effectively, understand advertising, or prepare for an interview? Kelly Elmore is an English graduate student in Rhetoric and Composition, an assistant director of the Georgia State University Writing Studio, a teacher of freshman composition, writing consultant for the geology department, homeschooling mom to Livy, partner to Aaron, and the instigator of family adventures for both, avid reader, lover of vampires and the Regency, separate or combined, Anglophile, extrovert, and proud possessor of a very tall soapbox. For more details about this episode, visit its archive page. For more from Dr. Diana Hsieh on the application of rational principles to the challenges of real life, visit PhilosophyInAction.com.

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