RWS Course Reader

• The RWS200 Course Reader

Main Texts

• Unit 1: Johann Hari's "The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think" 

• Unit 2: Patricia Roberts-Miller's article, "Democracy, Demagoguery, and Critical Rhetoric" and George Wallace's Inaugural Address as governor

Short Texts

• Alexander & Losh "Understanding Rhetoric" Chapter 1 (pdf) (password="aristotle")

• Rifkin, "A Change of Heart About Animals" (pdf)
• Kristof, "Do We Have the Courage to Stop This?" (web) and "Some Inconvenient Gun Facts for Liberals" (web)
• Mullainathan, “Racial Bias, Even When We Have Good Intentions” (web)
• Parry, "The Art of Branding a Condition" (pdf)
• Stephens-Davidowitz, “How Googling Unmasks Child Abuse”  (web)
• Rockmore, “How Texas Teaches History” (web)
• Hari, "The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think" (web)
• Brooks, "Poetry For Everyday Life" (web)