Recent Exercises

  • Criminal Acts Are Systemic Not Exceptional

    The recent Sean Bell verdict is one that students are interested in and willing to discuss in class.  It is a good example of the rhetorical use of…

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  • Internet Debating Turns a Corner?

    Today I was pleased to be tuned into this site which came across the British Debate Listserv. I think it’s a great site, easy to use and also…

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  • Short and two the point

    First, check out this CNN article about rising food prices and stagnant incomes forcing suburban families to bring back pre-industrial cottage industry, "making expensive stuff themselves." Could this…

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  • Overwhelmed

    I am sitting here, waiting for the debate meeting to start, and I just finished reading a great book review about a new release that takes a look…

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  • Games

    I was chatting with a friend over the weekend about a colleague of ours who spends countless hours designing games for her communication classes. She’s always making game…

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  • Opinions are like similies

    It seems that I’m a bit behind the curve in responding to the Spitzer scandal. I don’t believe I have violated some blogger code of ethics or operating…

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