These rhetorical analysis papers demonstrate one or more of the following Comm 300 (American Public Discourse) learning outcomes as identified by Dr. Armeda Reitzel:
- Explain diverse cultural perspectives on issues through visual, written, spoken, musical, and ceremonial processes and products.
- Apply several critical approaches to the study of public discourse.
- Evaluate public discourse by applying criteria to judge effects, ethics, truth and aesthetic quality.
- Explain how public discourse has influenced the shaping of personal identity and behavior.
- Articulate how public discourse in the United States has influenced community, national, and global identity.
Articles from 2025
Rhetoric and Gender Equality in Emma Watson's HeForShe Speech, Alexa Ancheta
Kendrick Lamar and the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show: A Neo-Aristotelian Analysis, Nova Ashby
A Moonshot in an Uncertain Time, Griffin Thomas Brown
Analysis of President Eisenhower’s Farewell Speech, Arlonna Hadley
A Rhetorical analysis of Allyson Felix’s commencement speech at USC in 2022., Silvia Solares
President Eisenhower’s Farewell Address, Is Hindsight 20/20?, Max Seldon Winslow
Articles from 2022
Continuing the conversation "The opportunity of adversity": a Neo-Aristotelian rhetorical analysis, Megan R. Ancheta
Molding Malleable Minds, One Poem at a Time, Rebecca C. Bendzick
Rhetorical Analysis of Choosing to go to the Moon "and do the Other Things", Skyler M. Kona
How Biden wants us to think about Ukraine’s conflict, Rainer Shea