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What can conspiracy theories teach us about how arguments work? Plus, Benton demonstrates that the U.S. did in fact land on the moon, Abi invents a conspiracy theory, and Benton aces a quiz on Trump’s campaign rhetoric. Books discussed include Awful Archives by Jenny Rice and Demagogue for President by Jennifer Mercieca.
Sources and further reading
- Burke, K. (1939, 2020). The rhetoric of Hitler’s “battle.” In Landmark Essays on Rhetorical Criticism (pp. 33–50). Routledge.
- Katz, S. B. (1992). The Ethic of Expediency: Classical Rhetoric, Technology, and the Holocaust. College English, 54(3), 255. https://doi.org/10.2307/378062
- Howell, E. (2019, July 7). Moon-Landing Hoax Still Lives On, 50 Years After Apollo 11. But Why? Space.Com. https://www.space.com/apollo-11-moon-landing-hoax-believers.html
- McComiskey, B. (2017). Post-Truth Rhetoric and Composition. University Press of Colorado.
- Mercieca, J. (2020). Demagogue for president: The rhetorical genius of Donald Trump. Texas A&M University Press.
- Pelley, S. (2021, October 4). Whistleblower: Facebook is misleading the public on progress against hate speech, violence, misinformation [60 Minutes]. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-misinformation-public-60-minutes-2021-10-03/
- Rice, J. (2020). Awful archives: Conspiracy theory, rhetoric, and acts of evidence. The Ohio State University Press.