The Word Nerds » rhetoric http://thewordnerds.org A podcast about words, language, and why we say the things we do Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:53:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 ©Dave Shepherd, Howard Shepherd, Howard Chang, Barbara Shepherd shepdave@gmail.com (Dave Shepherd, Howard Shepherd, Howard Chang, Barbara Shepherd) shepdave@gmail.com(Dave Shepherd, Howard Shepherd, Howard Chang, Barbara Shepherd) 1440 A podcast about words, language, and why we say the things we do Dave Shepherd, Howard Shepherd, Howard Chang, Barbara Shepherd Dave Shepherd, Howard Shepherd, Howard Chang, Barbara Shepherd shepdave@gmail.com No no http://thewordnerds.org/images/wordnerdsavatar.jpg The Word Nerds http://thewordnerds.org 144 144 Rhetoric, part 3: Rhetoric in Famous Speeches (102) http://thewordnerds.org/2008/05/25/rhetoric-part-3-rhetoric-in-famous-speeches-102/ http://thewordnerds.org/2008/05/25/rhetoric-part-3-rhetoric-in-famous-speeches-102/#comments Mon, 26 May 2008 01:30:04 +0000 Dave http://thewordnerds.org/2008/05/25/rhetoric-part-3-rhetoric-in-famous-speeches-102/ Rhetoric in Famous Speeches: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd conclude their three-part series in rhetoric by presenting some examples of rhetoric and public discourse.

At the time this is posted, our web site is not fully functional. It will be fixed soon, so that you can find things and make PayPal donations. (1:54)

Dave and Barbara were recently featured in the Reduced Shakespeare Company’s podcast. (2:23)

This show features samples of great recorded rhetoric from the 20th and 21st centuries. Our principle sources were the websites American Rhetoric and The Free Information Society.

A couple of famous “mea culpa” speeches

  • Richard Nixon’s “Checkers” speech (September 23, 1952) (5:16)
  • Bill Clinton’s denial in the Monica Lewinsky scandal (January 26, 1998) (10:34)

Calls to action/calls to arms

  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s call for war against Japan (December 8, 1941) (12:25)
  • Adolf Hitler’s declaration of war against Poland (September 1, 1939) (18:02)
  • Winston Churchill’s first speech as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (May 13, 1940) (21:56)

Music bumper from “Grapes” by Evan Stone (24:48)

Speeches at historical events

  • John F. Kennedy in Berlin (June 26, 1963) (26:02)
  • Ronald Reagan in Berlin (June 12, 1987) (28:31)
  • Martin Luther King at the Lincoln Memorial–the “Dream” speech (August 28, 1963) (30:20)

Song: “Speech” by LPG (35:40)

Rude Word of the Week: “broken record,” featuring a broken-record argument between Chris Matthews and Kevin James on MSNBC (Video of the full exchange) (May 15, 2008) (38:01)

Music bumper from “The Corner of Sacco and Vanzetti” by Shibboleth. (42:36)

Extemporaneous speech: Joseph Welch versus Joseph McCarthy in the U. S. Senate (Video clip) (June 9, 1954) (45:32)

Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network

Theme music by Kick the Cat

time: 53:22

size: 48.9 Mb

rating: PG (Passing reference to sexual relations in our discussion of Bill Clinton)

]]> http://thewordnerds.org/2008/05/25/rhetoric-part-3-rhetoric-in-famous-speeches-102/feed/ 10 53:22 Rhetoric in Famous Speeches: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd conclude their three-part series in rhetoric by presenting some examples of rhetoric and public discourse. At the ... Rhetoric in Famous Speeches: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd conclude their three-part series in rhetoric by presenting some examples of rhetoric and public discourse. At the time this is posted, our web site is not fully functional. It will be fixed soon, so that you can find things and make PayPal donations. (1:54) Dave and Barbara were recently featured in the Reduced Shakespeare Company's podcast. (2:23) This show features samples of great recorded rhetoric from the 20th and 21st centuries. Our principle sources were the websites American Rhetoric and The Free Information Society. A couple of famous "mea culpa" speeches Richard Nixon's "Checkers" speech (September 23, 1952) (5:16) Bill Clinton's denial in the Monica Lewinsky scandal (January 26, 1998) (10:34) Calls to action/calls to arms Franklin Delano Roosevelt's call for war against Japan (December 8, 1941) (12:25) Adolf Hitler's declaration of war against Poland (September 1, 1939) (18:02) Winston Churchill's first speech as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (May 13, 1940) (21:56) Music bumper from "Grapes" by Evan Stone (24:48) Speeches at historical events John F. Kennedy in Berlin (June 26, 1963) (26:02) Ronald Reagan in Berlin (June 12, 1987) (28:31) Martin Luther King at the Lincoln Memorial--the "Dream" speech (August 28, 1963) (30:20) Song: "Speech" by LPG (35:40) Rude Word of the Week: "broken record," featuring a broken-record argument between Chris Matthews and Kevin James on MSNBC (Video of the full exchange) (May 15, 2008) (38:01) Music bumper from "The Corner of Sacco and Vanzetti" by Shibboleth. (42:36) Extemporaneous speech: Joseph Welch versus Joseph McCarthy in the U. S. Senate (Video clip) (June 9, 1954) (45:32) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 53:22 size: 48.9 Mb rating: PG (Passing reference to sexual relations in our discussion of Bill Clinton) dave,,howard,s.,,podcast,,rhetoric Dave Shepherd, Howard Shepherd, Howard Chang, Barbara Shepherd no No Rhetoric, part 2–Tropes and Schemes (99) http://thewordnerds.org/2008/03/01/rhetoric-part-2-tropes-and-schemes-99/ http://thewordnerds.org/2008/03/01/rhetoric-part-2-tropes-and-schemes-99/#comments Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:18:10 +0000 Dave http://thewordnerds.org/2008/03/01/rhetoric-part-2-tropes-and-schemes-99/ Rhetoric, part 2–Tropes and Schemes: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd continue their discussion of rhetoric by exploring tropes, schemes, and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.

Grimace from the Word Nerds Forum corrects us on our example of a syllogism. (2:31)

Content versus style; tropes and schemes defined; and some examples of tropes. (Note: despite what Dave says in this segment, Edward P. J. Corbett’s book Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student is only available in hardback.) (4:46)

Music bumper from “Under the Stairs” by Sonic Deviant. (12:18)

Schemes: a transference of order; shifts of structure in language (12:54)

Song: “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” performed by The United States Air Force Band and the Singing Sergeants (29:15)

Rude word of the week: blowhard (34:11)

Music bumper from “Nada” by Jaime Beauchamp. (37:13)

Next time we will examine some examples of rhetoric in public speech. (37:52)

Dave reads Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. (38:39)

Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the United States Air Force Band

Theme music by Kick the Cat

time: 42:48

size: 39.2 Mb

rating: PG (Howard gives one slightly suggestive example of litotes.)

]]> http://thewordnerds.org/2008/03/01/rhetoric-part-2-tropes-and-schemes-99/feed/ 9 42:48 Rhetoric, part 2--Tropes and Schemes: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd continue their discussion of rhetoric by exploring tropes, schemes, and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Grimace from the ... Rhetoric, part 2--Tropes and Schemes: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd continue their discussion of rhetoric by exploring tropes, schemes, and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Grimace from the Word Nerds Forum corrects us on our example of a syllogism. (2:31) Content versus style; tropes and schemes defined; and some examples of tropes. (Note: despite what Dave says in this segment, Edward P. J. Corbett's book Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student is only available in hardback.) (4:46) Music bumper from "Under the Stairs" by Sonic Deviant. (12:18) Schemes: a transference of order; shifts of structure in language (12:54) Song: "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" performed by The United States Air Force Band and the Singing Sergeants (29:15) Rude word of the week: blowhard (34:11) Music bumper from "Nada" by Jaime Beauchamp. (37:13) Next time we will examine some examples of rhetoric in public speech. (37:52) Dave reads Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. (38:39) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the United States Air Force Band Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 42:48 size: 39.2 Mb rating: PG (Howard gives one slightly suggestive example of litotes.) dave,,howard,s.,,podcast,,rhetoric Dave Shepherd, Howard Shepherd, Howard Chang, Barbara Shepherd no No Rhetoric, part 1 (97) http://thewordnerds.org/2008/01/19/rhetoric-part-1-97/ http://thewordnerds.org/2008/01/19/rhetoric-part-1-97/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:51:17 +0000 Dave http://thewordnerds.org/2008/01/19/rhetoric-part-1-97/ Rhetoric, part 1: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd explore the difference between rhetoric and dialectic. They invoke Plato, Aristotle, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Moore.

Dave thanks Michael, Tim, Emma, and Clint for their support through their PayPal donations to the show. (See the button on the right-hand navigation column of our web page.) (2:00)

Rhetoric, dialectic, syllogism and enthymeme defined and illustrated. Howard’s major source is Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student by Edward P. J. Corbett. (2:26)

Music bumper from “Road to Rhodes” by Scott Helm. (10:44)

Modes of persuasion in contemporary discourse: Limbaugh/Moore vs. Obama/Huckabee (11:26)

Song: “Liar” by Shoestring Strap (19:15)

Rude word of the week: bullshit artist (22:34)

Music bumper from “Telepop” by The Jerrys. (27:09)

Anticipation of part 2: figures of speech and rhetorical techniques (27:56)

Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network

Theme music by Kick the Cat

time: 35:07

size: 36.8 Mb

rating: PG-13 (Our Rude Word would probably get you sent to the principal’s office in a U.S. middle school.)

]]> http://thewordnerds.org/2008/01/19/rhetoric-part-1-97/feed/ 3 35:07 Rhetoric, part 1: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd explore the difference between rhetoric and dialectic. They invoke Plato, Aristotle, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Moore. Dave thanks ... Rhetoric, part 1: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd explore the difference between rhetoric and dialectic. They invoke Plato, Aristotle, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Moore. Dave thanks Michael, Tim, Emma, and Clint for their support through their PayPal donations to the show. (See the button on the right-hand navigation column of our web page.) (2:00) Rhetoric, dialectic, syllogism and enthymeme defined and illustrated. Howard's major source is Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student by Edward P. J. Corbett. (2:26) Music bumper from "Road to Rhodes" by Scott Helm. (10:44) Modes of persuasion in contemporary discourse: Limbaugh/Moore vs. Obama/Huckabee (11:26) Song: "Liar" by Shoestring Strap (19:15) Rude word of the week: bullshit artist (22:34) Music bumper from "Telepop" by The Jerrys. (27:09) Anticipation of part 2: figures of speech and rhetorical techniques (27:56) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 35:07 size: 36.8 Mb rating: PG-13 (Our Rude Word would probably get you sent to the principal's office in a U.S. middle school.) dave,,howard,s.,,podcast,,rhetoric Dave Shepherd, Howard Shepherd, Howard Chang, Barbara Shepherd no No Modal Verbs (84) http://thewordnerds.org/2007/01/27/modal-verbs-84/ http://thewordnerds.org/2007/01/27/modal-verbs-84/#comments Sat, 27 Jan 2007 15:33:39 +0000 Dave http://thewordnerds.org/2007/01/27/modal-verbs-84/ Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd should, can, and must discuss modal verbs.

Howard gives a shoutout to Henrik Hansen and to the Danish language-related podcast Sproghjørnet. (2:17)

Howard and Dave give an overview of auxiliary verbs, of which modal verbs are a subset. (3:17)

Music bumper from “Just Looking,” by The Jerrys (9:32)

Modal verbs and grammatical mood (10:11)

Song: “You Can Never Hold Back Spring,” by Tom Waits (15:49)

Rude word of the week: “wannabe” (18:14)

Music bumper from “Melancolica” by Mauricio Cuburu (22:08)

Modal verbs in languages other than English (22:49)

Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network

Theme music by Kick the Cat

time: 30:31
size: 28 Mb

rating: G (We managed to talk about this without being rude.)

]]> http://thewordnerds.org/2007/01/27/modal-verbs-84/feed/ 6 30:31 Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd should, can, and must discuss modal verbs. Howard gives a shoutout to Henrik Hansen and to the Danish language-related podcast Sproghjoslash;rnet. ... Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd should, can, and must discuss modal verbs. Howard gives a shoutout to Henrik Hansen and to the Danish language-related podcast Sproghjoslash;rnet. (2:17) Howard and Dave give an overview of auxiliary verbs, of which modal verbs are a subset. (3:17) Music bumper from "Just Looking," by The Jerrys (9:32) Modal verbs and grammatical mood (10:11) Song: "You Can Never Hold Back Spring," by Tom Waits (15:49) Rude word of the week: "wannabe" (18:14) Music bumper from "Melancolica" by Mauricio Cuburu (22:08) Modal verbs in languages other than English (22:49) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 30:31 size: 28 Mb rating: G (We managed to talk about this without being rude.) barbara,,blog,,dave,,howard,s.,,podcast,,rhetoric Dave Shepherd, Howard Shepherd, Howard Chang, Barbara Shepherd no No