RhetoTricK

What is it? How does someone do it? Should we even call it that? Speaking to Associate Professor Gordon Farrer about all things fake news, misinformation, Aus politics and rhetoric. | FURTHER RESOURCES: https://www.vox.com/2017/11/6/16504454/misinformation-fake-news-media-trump, http://www.pewinternet.org/2017/10/19/the-future-of-truth-and-misinformation-online/

In a world where rhetoric in politics is rife, doubtful claims dominate conversation, and misinformation is spread left right and centre, who keeps politicians to account? Thanks to Dr Howie Manns (Monash University) and Gordon Farrer (RMIT University) for their insightful contributions. | Read more: Agnotology https://theconversation.com/scientists-have-a-word-for-studying-the-post-truth-world-agnotology-71542

"Rhetoric - what is it and how do we explain it? This episode unpacks and discusses a contemporary notion of rhetoric, and the overall effect such language can have in certain situations. With the help of Dr Howie Manns and Dr Louisa Willoughby, both linguists from Monash University, we start to build a picture of the intention, effectiveness and structure of rhetoric." | Further resources: Rapp, Christof, "Aristotle's Rhetoric", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2010 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2010/entries/aristotle-rhetoric/. Linguistics Professor Kate Burridge on Euphemism at TEDxSydney: https://tedxsydney.com/talk/euphemisms/ (Sound effects courtesy of soundbible.com)

Welcome to RhetoTricK, a podcast aimed at breaking down big words into bite-sized pieces. "So in this mess of fake news, jargon, political correctness and whatever else out there is confusing us, Rhetotrick will unpack these ideas alongside linguists, leading academics and experts of their field, so that all of us can better understand how language is used, and more importantly, why." Please subscribe to this channel here or on iTunes, and in the coming weeks, come on a journey with me which will be dedicated to turning the eye in on language.