Many of us spend significant time in our daily lives attempting to convince others to “see it our way.” Often these efforts are in a courtroom, boardroom, office, or with family and friends. The ...

In testing writing, what should we test for? When I first read of University of California President Richard C. Atkinson’s insistence that the SAT I include a writing component, I was pleased. After ...

Early on in my writing courses, I ask students to define their sense of rhetoric. Responses range from “persuasion” to “manipulation,” but they tend to share a negative connotation. Little wonder: In ...