Rhetorical Leadership Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/rhetorical-leadership Join Dr. David Isaksen and his guests from academia, communications consulting, and politics in discussions about what it means to lead people by persuasion rather than by force/rank/bargaining. © 2025 David Erland Isaksen 84a98f44-1c50-5aff-9523-adb65ae16a57 no en-gb Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:35:32 -0700 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:41:23 -0800 https://img.transistor.fm/JsUwzakPztF2e0j7-YLM606T-VBhrJ-M2YnLA50cFps/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE0MjA2LzE2Njkw/MjYyNTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Rhetorical Leadership episodic David Erland Isaksen Join Dr. David Isaksen and his guests from academia, communications consulting, and politics in discussions about what it means to lead people by persuasion rather than by force/rank/bargaining. Join Dr. rhetoric, leadership, argumentation, persuasion, ethical Enhet for digitalisering og utdanningskvalitet No No Den globale demokratikrisen (Norwegian) 31 31 Den globale demokratikrisen (Norwegian) full 783b3fd8-23f1-4be8-abf4-59ee4a4d3daf https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/31 A recording of my presentation at the "Democracy in Crisis" seminar 16th of November 2024 in Oslo at the House of Literature. The presentation is in Norwegian.

]]> A recording of my presentation at the "Democracy in Crisis" seminar 16th of November 2024 in Oslo at the House of Literature. The presentation is in Norwegian.

]]> Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:26:04 -0800 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 1276 A recording of my presentation at the "Democracy in Crisis" seminar 16th of November 2024 in Oslo at the House of Literature. The presentation is in Norwegian.

]]> rhetoric, leadership, argumentation, persuasion, ethical No Democracy in Crisis 30 30 Democracy in Crisis full a4457e99-c6fb-40c3-806a-b070b879df27 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/30 For local audiences, join us for a live seminar at the House of Literature (Litteraturhuset) in Oslo 16. november. Sign up for free at https://www.litteraturhuset.no/nb/arrangement/demokratiet-i-krise For global audiences, here is a summary of the current democratic crisis we are living through and all its many aspects. I also discuss why democracy is worth fighting for and what we can do to meet the current crisis. Why is democracy under attack from within as well as from authoritarian dictatorships in other countries? What has happened to the electorate in democracies that leads many of them to elect authoritarians?

]]> For local audiences, join us for a live seminar at the House of Literature (Litteraturhuset) in Oslo 16. november. Sign up for free at https://www.litteraturhuset.no/nb/arrangement/demokratiet-i-krise For global audiences, here is a summary of the current democratic crisis we are living through and all its many aspects. I also discuss why democracy is worth fighting for and what we can do to meet the current crisis. Why is democracy under attack from within as well as from authoritarian dictatorships in other countries? What has happened to the electorate in democracies that leads many of them to elect authoritarians?

]]> Mon, 11 Nov 2024 02:31:09 -0800 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 1069 For local audiences, join us for a live seminar at the House of Literature (Litteraturhuset) in Oslo 16. november. Sign up for free at https://www.litteraturhuset.no/nb/arrangement/demokratiet-i-krise For global audiences, here is a summary of the current democratic crisis we are living through and all its many aspects. I also discuss why democracy is worth fighting for and what we can do to meet the current crisis. Why is democracy under attack from within as well as from authoritarian dictatorships in other countries? What has happened to the electorate in democracies that leads many of them to elect authoritarians?

]]> rhetoric, leadership, argumentation, persuasion, ethical No Russian Opposition Rhetoric Part 3 29 29 Russian Opposition Rhetoric Part 3 full 706f50f6-2133-44bd-80c5-c625945de3c4 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/29 Discussion with a Russian dissident about the rhetoric of the Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin from 2021-2023. We cover four sentencing speeches by Alexei Navalny, as well as sentencing speeches by Vladimir Kara-Murza, Memorial leader Oleg Orlov, and student activist Darya Kozyreva. A three part discussion. This episode covers the aftermath of Navalny's death and the current disorganized and chaotic state of the Russian opposition. We discuss four speeches by Oleg Orlov, Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Darya Kozyreva and the possible way forward to a free and democratic Russia.

00:00 Aftermath of Navalny's death and introducing Oleg Orlov
00:50 Oleg Orlov's sentencing speech (English)
10:39 Oleg Orlov's sentencing speech (Russian)
19:50 Reaction and Analysis
32:20 Vladimir Kara-Murza's sentencing speech (English)
36:14 Vladimir Kara-Murza's sentencing speech (Russian)
39:25 Reaction and Analysis
1:00:46 Kara-Murza on Lessons Not Learned (English)
1:03:40 Kara-Murza on Lessons Not Learned (Russian)
1:05:40 The current disorganized state of the Russian opposition
1:14:47 Darya Kozyreva sentencing speech (English)
1:18:58 Darya Kozyreva sentencing speech (Russian)
1:22:27 The need for organization and acknowledging the sadness of a lost country

]]> Discussion with a Russian dissident about the rhetoric of the Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin from 2021-2023. We cover four sentencing speeches by Alexei Navalny, as well as sentencing speeches by Vladimir Kara-Murza, Memorial leader Oleg Orlov, and student activist Darya Kozyreva. A three part discussion. This episode covers the aftermath of Navalny's death and the current disorganized and chaotic state of the Russian opposition. We discuss four speeches by Oleg Orlov, Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Darya Kozyreva and the possible way forward to a free and democratic Russia.

00:00 Aftermath of Navalny's death and introducing Oleg Orlov
00:50 Oleg Orlov's sentencing speech (English)
10:39 Oleg Orlov's sentencing speech (Russian)
19:50 Reaction and Analysis
32:20 Vladimir Kara-Murza's sentencing speech (English)
36:14 Vladimir Kara-Murza's sentencing speech (Russian)
39:25 Reaction and Analysis
1:00:46 Kara-Murza on Lessons Not Learned (English)
1:03:40 Kara-Murza on Lessons Not Learned (Russian)
1:05:40 The current disorganized state of the Russian opposition
1:14:47 Darya Kozyreva sentencing speech (English)
1:18:58 Darya Kozyreva sentencing speech (Russian)
1:22:27 The need for organization and acknowledging the sadness of a lost country

]]> Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:58:52 -0700 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 6626 Discussion with a Russian dissident about the rhetoric of the Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin from 2021-2023. We cover four sentencing speeches by Alexei Navalny, as well as sentencing speeches by Vladimir Kara-Murza, Memorial leader Oleg Orlov, and student activist Darya Kozyreva. A three part discussion. This episode covers the aftermath of Navalny's death and the current disorganized and chaotic state of the Russian opposition. We discuss four speeches by Oleg Orlov, Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Darya Kozyreva and the possible way forward to a free and democratic Russia.

00:00 Aftermath of Navalny's death and introducing Oleg Orlov
00:50 Oleg Orlov's sentencing speech (English)
10:39 Oleg Orlov's sentencing speech (Russian)
19:50 Reaction and Analysis
32:20 Vladimir Kara-Murza's sentencing speech (English)
36:14 Vladimir Kara-Murza's sentencing speech (Russian)
39:25 Reaction and Analysis
1:00:46 Kara-Murza on Lessons Not Learned (English)
1:03:40 Kara-Murza on Lessons Not Learned (Russian)
1:05:40 The current disorganized state of the Russian opposition
1:14:47 Darya Kozyreva sentencing speech (English)
1:18:58 Darya Kozyreva sentencing speech (Russian)
1:22:27 The need for organization and acknowledging the sadness of a lost country

]]> rhetoric, leadership, argumentation, persuasion, ethical No Russian Opposition Rhetoric Part 2 28 28 Russian Opposition Rhetoric Part 2 full e5b3c05b-87a5-4a5d-9e23-dcc2eab89e22 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/28 Discussion with a Russian dissident about the rhetoric of the Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin from 2021-2023. We cover four sentencing speeches by Alexei Navalny, as well as sentencing speeches by Vladimir Kara-Murza, Memorial leader Oleg Orlov, and student activist Darya Kozyreva. A three part discussion. This episode covers the last two major speeches Alexei Navalny gave from prison before he was murdered and their impact.

00:00 Russian invasion, protests, and Navalny's early nationalist politics
14:30 Contempt of court speech (English)
26:20 Contempt of court speech (Russian)
37:41 Reaction and analysis
52:19 Navalny's final speech (English)
59:51 Navalny's final speech (Russian)
1:06:30 Analysis and conclusion

]]> Discussion with a Russian dissident about the rhetoric of the Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin from 2021-2023. We cover four sentencing speeches by Alexei Navalny, as well as sentencing speeches by Vladimir Kara-Murza, Memorial leader Oleg Orlov, and student activist Darya Kozyreva. A three part discussion. This episode covers the last two major speeches Alexei Navalny gave from prison before he was murdered and their impact.

00:00 Russian invasion, protests, and Navalny's early nationalist politics
14:30 Contempt of court speech (English)
26:20 Contempt of court speech (Russian)
37:41 Reaction and analysis
52:19 Navalny's final speech (English)
59:51 Navalny's final speech (Russian)
1:06:30 Analysis and conclusion

]]> Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:36:02 -0700 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 4518 Discussion with a Russian dissident about the rhetoric of the Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin from 2021-2023. We cover four sentencing speeches by Alexei Navalny, as well as sentencing speeches by Vladimir Kara-Murza, Memorial leader Oleg Orlov, and student activist Darya Kozyreva. A three part discussion. This episode covers the last two major speeches Alexei Navalny gave from prison before he was murdered and their impact.

00:00 Russian invasion, protests, and Navalny's early nationalist politics
14:30 Contempt of court speech (English)
26:20 Contempt of court speech (Russian)
37:41 Reaction and analysis
52:19 Navalny's final speech (English)
59:51 Navalny's final speech (Russian)
1:06:30 Analysis and conclusion

]]> rhetoric, navalny, russia, ukraine, invasion, war, nationalism, dissidents No Russian Opposition Rhetoric Part 1 27 27 Russian Opposition Rhetoric Part 1 full c2bfa61d-2184-44d9-812d-386b5697098e https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/27 Discussion with a Russian dissident about the rhetoric of the Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin from 2021-2023. We cover four sentencing speeches by Alexei Navalny, as well as sentencing speeches by Vladimir Kara-Murza, Memorial leader Oleg Orlov, and student activist Darya Kozyreva. A three part discussion.
00:00 Introduction Alexei Navalny
06:07 Yves Rocher speech, February 2021 (English)
18:12 Yves Rocher speech (Russian)
29:19 Analysis
36:06 Veteran Speech (English)
48:12 Veteran Speech (Russian)
59:44 Analysis and conclusion of part 1

]]> Discussion with a Russian dissident about the rhetoric of the Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin from 2021-2023. We cover four sentencing speeches by Alexei Navalny, as well as sentencing speeches by Vladimir Kara-Murza, Memorial leader Oleg Orlov, and student activist Darya Kozyreva. A three part discussion.
00:00 Introduction Alexei Navalny
06:07 Yves Rocher speech, February 2021 (English)
18:12 Yves Rocher speech (Russian)
29:19 Analysis
36:06 Veteran Speech (English)
48:12 Veteran Speech (Russian)
59:44 Analysis and conclusion of part 1

]]> Thu, 29 Aug 2024 03:35:08 -0700 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 3928 Discussion with a Russian dissident about the rhetoric of the Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin from 2021-2023. We cover four sentencing speeches by Alexei Navalny, as well as sentencing speeches by Vladimir Kara-Murza, Memorial leader Oleg Orlov, and student activist Darya Kozyreva. A three part discussion.
00:00 Introduction Alexei Navalny
06:07 Yves Rocher speech, February 2021 (English)
18:12 Yves Rocher speech (Russian)
29:19 Analysis
36:06 Veteran Speech (English)
48:12 Veteran Speech (Russian)
59:44 Analysis and conclusion of part 1

]]> rhetoric, russia, navalny, kara-murza, orlov, memorial, ukraine, war, corruption, dissident No Isocrates' Warning of the Curse of Empire 26 26 Isocrates' Warning of the Curse of Empire full 9cbdae4c-b89b-4cd7-85b6-8706b6ce0298 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/26 Over 300 years BCE, Isocrates warned Athenians about the curse of empire in his oration "On the Peace." The central claim was that ruling over an empire was as devastating to the moral well-being of Athens and their potential subject states as tyranny is to a leader and his subjects. He draws a contrast between domination and leadership and points out a future for Athens where they can again lead a benevolent alliance of free city states that will be more stable and more mutually beneficial for all involved.

]]> Over 300 years BCE, Isocrates warned Athenians about the curse of empire in his oration "On the Peace." The central claim was that ruling over an empire was as devastating to the moral well-being of Athens and their potential subject states as tyranny is to a leader and his subjects. He draws a contrast between domination and leadership and points out a future for Athens where they can again lead a benevolent alliance of free city states that will be more stable and more mutually beneficial for all involved.

]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2024 23:20:32 -0700 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 1017 Over 300 years BCE, Isocrates warned Athenians about the curse of empire in his oration "On the Peace." The central claim was that ruling over an empire was as devastating to the moral well-being of Athens and their potential subject states as tyranny is to a leader and his subjects. He draws a contrast between domination and leadership and points out a future for Athens where they can again lead a benevolent alliance of free city states that will be more stable and more mutually beneficial for all involved.

]]> rhetoric, leadership, argumentation, persuasion, ethical No Perelman's Arguments Based on the Structure of Reality 25 25 Perelman's Arguments Based on the Structure of Reality full 949392d0-ec99-4b09-b386-e51c9ba08232 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/25 Perelman made a category of arguments that he termed to be "based on the structure of reality." Dr. Steven B. Katz joins us to discuss each of the arguments within this category, and how they rely on culturally accepted connections termed "liasons of succession" and "liasons of co-existence" in order to gain acceptance of other claims.  Essentially, you find structures of reality that are already there (already accepted) and then apply them to a specific situation. As Kenneth Burke points out, these structures may only be "natural" in the sense that a path made through a field is natural. Nevertheless, as soon as that structure or path has been made it is there as a structure that can be used to pass from A to B. This episode builds on the episodes "Chaim Perelman's Theory of Argumentation" and "Perelman's Quasi-logical Arguments." 

]]> Perelman made a category of arguments that he termed to be "based on the structure of reality." Dr. Steven B. Katz joins us to discuss each of the arguments within this category, and how they rely on culturally accepted connections termed "liasons of succession" and "liasons of co-existence" in order to gain acceptance of other claims.  Essentially, you find structures of reality that are already there (already accepted) and then apply them to a specific situation. As Kenneth Burke points out, these structures may only be "natural" in the sense that a path made through a field is natural. Nevertheless, as soon as that structure or path has been made it is there as a structure that can be used to pass from A to B. This episode builds on the episodes "Chaim Perelman's Theory of Argumentation" and "Perelman's Quasi-logical Arguments." 

]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2024 05:10:12 -0700 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 1372 Perelman made a category of arguments that he termed to be "based on the structure of reality." Dr. Steven B. Katz joins us to discuss each of the arguments within this category, and how they rely on culturally accepted connections termed "liasons of succession" and "liasons of co-existence" in order to gain acceptance of other claims.  Essentially, you find structures of reality that are already there (already accepted) and then apply them to a specific situation. As Kenneth Burke points out, these structures may only be "natural" in the sense that a path made through a field is natural. Nevertheless, as soon as that structure or path has been made it is there as a structure that can be used to pass from A to B. This episode builds on the episodes "Chaim Perelman's Theory of Argumentation" and "Perelman's Quasi-logical Arguments." 

]]> rhetoric, leadership, argumentation, persuasion, ethical No Isocrates and Plato on Knowledge and Judgement 24 24 Isocrates and Plato on Knowledge and Judgement full d333bc2d-a5f1-4ebc-b7ff-011fe071f9b7 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/24 Isocrates believed most knowledge needed for practical judgement was contingent and more easily found by internal and external arguments. Plato believed all true knowledge can be derived from first principles. Both were right
https://intelligenceofpersuasion.blogspot.com/2012/10/seeking-light-for-ourselves-in-darkness.html?m=1

]]> Isocrates believed most knowledge needed for practical judgement was contingent and more easily found by internal and external arguments. Plato believed all true knowledge can be derived from first principles. Both were right
https://intelligenceofpersuasion.blogspot.com/2012/10/seeking-light-for-ourselves-in-darkness.html?m=1

]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2024 06:23:36 -0700 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 537 Isocrates believed most knowledge needed for practical judgement was contingent and more easily found by internal and external arguments. Plato believed all true knowledge can be derived from first principles. Both were right
https://intelligenceofpersuasion.blogspot.com/2012/10/seeking-light-for-ourselves-in-darkness.html?m=1

]]> rhetoric, leadership, argumentation, persuasion, ethical No Serbian Nationalism and the Embers of Genocide 23 23 Serbian Nationalism and the Embers of Genocide full d8b5fccc-82da-4aa4-8cc2-1c9ff01ea796 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/23 Dr. Ivana Stradner, who grew up in Serbia, discusses the rise of Serbian nationalism, Putin's strategy of increasing ethnic tensions in the region, and why we may be close to a new war in the Balkans.  

]]> Dr. Ivana Stradner, who grew up in Serbia, discusses the rise of Serbian nationalism, Putin's strategy of increasing ethnic tensions in the region, and why we may be close to a new war in the Balkans.  

]]> Thu, 13 Jul 2023 03:11:31 -0700 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 3271 Dr. Ivana Stradner, who grew up in Serbia, discusses the rise of Serbian nationalism, Putin's strategy of increasing ethnic tensions in the region, and why we may be close to a new war in the Balkans.  

]]> serbian nationalism, balkans, bosnia herzegovina, genocide, vucic, russian influence No Chaim Perelman's Quasi-Logical Arguments 22 22 Chaim Perelman's Quasi-Logical Arguments full ed34b3d6-f557-4e6c-ae35-4a265637c8b4 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/22 Perelman made a category of arguments that he termed "quasi-logical." Quasi does not mean "fake" in this context, but just that they are similar to the arguments made in formal logic. Dr. Steven B. Katz joins us to discuss each of the arguments within this category, and how they rely on some of the most basic cognitive patterns that humans use to make sense of the world around us. Because we can perceive similarity, difference, and the relations of parts to the whole, we are able to use these as basis for arguments to move others. This episode builds on the episode "Chaim Perelman's Theory of Argumentation." 

]]> Perelman made a category of arguments that he termed "quasi-logical." Quasi does not mean "fake" in this context, but just that they are similar to the arguments made in formal logic. Dr. Steven B. Katz joins us to discuss each of the arguments within this category, and how they rely on some of the most basic cognitive patterns that humans use to make sense of the world around us. Because we can perceive similarity, difference, and the relations of parts to the whole, we are able to use these as basis for arguments to move others. This episode builds on the episode "Chaim Perelman's Theory of Argumentation." 

]]> Mon, 15 May 2023 03:26:00 -0700 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 4426 Perelman made a category of arguments that he termed "quasi-logical." Quasi does not mean "fake" in this context, but just that they are similar to the arguments made in formal logic. Dr. Steven B. Katz joins us to discuss each of the arguments within this category, and how they rely on some of the most basic cognitive patterns that humans use to make sense of the world around us. Because we can perceive similarity, difference, and the relations of parts to the whole, we are able to use these as basis for arguments to move others. This episode builds on the episode "Chaim Perelman's Theory of Argumentation." 

]]> quasi-logical arguments, formal logic, rhetoric, perelman, the new rhetoric, argument of division, argument of consistency, definition, analysis, argumentation No India's Majoritarian Autocracy 21 21 India's Majoritarian Autocracy full b5b8c647-2052-4bfc-9f41-ded28e010e0f https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/21 In just a few years, India has been transformed from a vibrant liberal democracy to a majoritarian autocracy under Narendra Modi. Under his Hindu majority rule, Muslims and Christians are subjected to extrajudicial killings and mosques and churches are burnt to the ground. Dr. Ashok Swain, a Hindu and Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, joins Dr. Isaksen and Noor Jahan Khan, who has a Master's degree in Mass Communication from Bangalore University and grew up as a Muslim in India, to talk about how this change came about and what can be done to save Indian democracy.

]]> In just a few years, India has been transformed from a vibrant liberal democracy to a majoritarian autocracy under Narendra Modi. Under his Hindu majority rule, Muslims and Christians are subjected to extrajudicial killings and mosques and churches are burnt to the ground. Dr. Ashok Swain, a Hindu and Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, joins Dr. Isaksen and Noor Jahan Khan, who has a Master's degree in Mass Communication from Bangalore University and grew up as a Muslim in India, to talk about how this change came about and what can be done to save Indian democracy.

]]> Fri, 12 May 2023 02:36:05 -0700 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 5651 In just a few years, India has been transformed from a vibrant liberal democracy to a majoritarian autocracy under Narendra Modi. Under his Hindu majority rule, Muslims and Christians are subjected to extrajudicial killings and mosques and churches are burnt to the ground. Dr. Ashok Swain, a Hindu and Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, joins Dr. Isaksen and Noor Jahan Khan, who has a Master's degree in Mass Communication from Bangalore University and grew up as a Muslim in India, to talk about how this change came about and what can be done to save Indian democracy.

]]> india, modi, narendra modi, majoritarian democracy, illiberal democracy, autocracy, communal riots, Hindu supremacy No The State of Speech Writing and Eloquence in Norway 20 20 The State of Speech Writing and Eloquence in Norway full 2a1b0757-a3f0-4ba4-93d2-bdf5e5b9a3d1 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/20 "A speech writer in Norway is supposed to be invisible." Kristine Dahl was working as a lawyer for the Norwegian government when she was asked to help write a speech for a government minister, and that's when she discovered a passion and talent for speech writing. Since then, she has written speeches for many ministers and business leaders, and she shares how she approaches a new assignment, tricks of the trade, the democratic function of her profession, and the current state of eloquence and speech writing in Norway.

]]> "A speech writer in Norway is supposed to be invisible." Kristine Dahl was working as a lawyer for the Norwegian government when she was asked to help write a speech for a government minister, and that's when she discovered a passion and talent for speech writing. Since then, she has written speeches for many ministers and business leaders, and she shares how she approaches a new assignment, tricks of the trade, the democratic function of her profession, and the current state of eloquence and speech writing in Norway.

]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2023 13:58:34 -0700 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 3744 "A speech writer in Norway is supposed to be invisible." Kristine Dahl was working as a lawyer for the Norwegian government when she was asked to help write a speech for a government minister, and that's when she discovered a passion and talent for speech writing. Since then, she has written speeches for many ministers and business leaders, and she shares how she approaches a new assignment, tricks of the trade, the democratic function of her profession, and the current state of eloquence and speech writing in Norway.

]]> speech writing, Norway, Norwegian government, eloquence, rhetoric, leadership, politicians, political advisors No The Role of Ethos and Identification in Legal Argumentation 19 19 The Role of Ethos and Identification in Legal Argumentation full 07b3cba3-cd49-4844-b666-76e7eb4400cc https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/19 Cherise Bacalski, an appellate attorney who makes oral arguments at the Utah Supreme Court and Utah Court of Appeals, also took a master's degree with an emphasis in rhetoric. She shares how her education in rhetoric helped her to become a better advocate and the role of ethos and identification in legal argumentation. 

]]> Cherise Bacalski, an appellate attorney who makes oral arguments at the Utah Supreme Court and Utah Court of Appeals, also took a master's degree with an emphasis in rhetoric. She shares how her education in rhetoric helped her to become a better advocate and the role of ethos and identification in legal argumentation. 

]]> Mon, 17 Apr 2023 23:49:08 -0700 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 3601 Cherise Bacalski, an appellate attorney who makes oral arguments at the Utah Supreme Court and Utah Court of Appeals, also took a master's degree with an emphasis in rhetoric. She shares how her education in rhetoric helped her to become a better advocate and the role of ethos and identification in legal argumentation. 

]]> law, supreme court, court of appeals, ethos, credibility, utah, defendant, biases, murder, crime No Donald Trump's Tyrannical Tendencies 18 18 Donald Trump's Tyrannical Tendencies full 30a3e6d5-e62e-4586-a793-c71c8ad5cf02 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/18 Properly understood, the classical image of the tyrant is not a form of government, but rather a disease of the mind. In this episode, Dr. Isaksen revisits a text he wrote in April 2016 describing the classical symptoms of a tyrant and how Trump already then displayed every one of them. It is a modern version of the classical rhetorical exercise "the topos of the tyrant." For more details about the rhetorical exercise, listen to the podcast episode on the topos of the tyrant https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/4  
The original text performed in this podcast is available at http://intelligenceofpersuasion.blogspot.com/2016/04/why-trump-is-tyrant.html

00:00 Trump at CPAC 2023
00:57 Revisiting 2016 predictions
01:27 How freedom died in antiquity
02:57 Those who tried to save it
04:32 The Trumpian peril
05:42 Trump is a classical tyrant
07:16 What Trump could/would do as president
10:22 The vices of the tyrant
11:06 Suspicion
13:02 Arrogance
15:06 Cruelty and savagery
17:00 Immorality and avarice
19:34 Resist tyranny
19:51 Our democratic complacency
21:17 The weakness of our institutions

]]> Properly understood, the classical image of the tyrant is not a form of government, but rather a disease of the mind. In this episode, Dr. Isaksen revisits a text he wrote in April 2016 describing the classical symptoms of a tyrant and how Trump already then displayed every one of them. It is a modern version of the classical rhetorical exercise "the topos of the tyrant." For more details about the rhetorical exercise, listen to the podcast episode on the topos of the tyrant https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/4  
The original text performed in this podcast is available at http://intelligenceofpersuasion.blogspot.com/2016/04/why-trump-is-tyrant.html

00:00 Trump at CPAC 2023
00:57 Revisiting 2016 predictions
01:27 How freedom died in antiquity
02:57 Those who tried to save it
04:32 The Trumpian peril
05:42 Trump is a classical tyrant
07:16 What Trump could/would do as president
10:22 The vices of the tyrant
11:06 Suspicion
13:02 Arrogance
15:06 Cruelty and savagery
17:00 Immorality and avarice
19:34 Resist tyranny
19:51 Our democratic complacency
21:17 The weakness of our institutions

]]> Sat, 01 Apr 2023 03:16:43 -0700 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 1306 Properly understood, the classical image of the tyrant is not a form of government, but rather a disease of the mind. In this episode, Dr. Isaksen revisits a text he wrote in April 2016 describing the classical symptoms of a tyrant and how Trump already then displayed every one of them. It is a modern version of the classical rhetorical exercise "the topos of the tyrant." For more details about the rhetorical exercise, listen to the podcast episode on the topos of the tyrant https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/4  
The original text performed in this podcast is available at http://intelligenceofpersuasion.blogspot.com/2016/04/why-trump-is-tyrant.html

00:00 Trump at CPAC 2023
00:57 Revisiting 2016 predictions
01:27 How freedom died in antiquity
02:57 Those who tried to save it
04:32 The Trumpian peril
05:42 Trump is a classical tyrant
07:16 What Trump could/would do as president
10:22 The vices of the tyrant
11:06 Suspicion
13:02 Arrogance
15:06 Cruelty and savagery
17:00 Immorality and avarice
19:34 Resist tyranny
19:51 Our democratic complacency
21:17 The weakness of our institutions

]]> rhetoric, leadership, argumentation, persuasion, ethical No Russian Imperialism and the Post-Colonial Awakening in Qazaqstan 17 17 Russian Imperialism and the Post-Colonial Awakening in Qazaqstan full 03051a67-7f5d-4148-b448-c497707eadf4 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/17 When Dr. Azamat Junisbai grew up in Qazaqstan, he looked down on those who spoke Russian with an accent. Although he was an ethnic Qazaq born in Qazaqstan, he had absorbed the colonial mindset that Russian language and culture were superior to the Qazaq language and culture. With Russia's attack on Ukraine, many in Qazaqstan are coming to a reckoning with Russian imperialism and its legacy in Eurasia. As a Qazaq sociologist, Dr. Junisbai shares his unique insights into this ideology and the hold it still has on many Russians.

00:00 Introducing Dr. Azamat Junisbai
00:24 Russia's image of its empire
02:16 Growing up in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
04:22 The end of the Soviet Union
07:55 The diminished status of the Qazaq language
09:30 "How broken and colonized was my mind and language?"
11:00 The Asharshylyk (genocide by hunger)
12:50 Why the Qazaq Genocide is not more widely acknowledged
16:50 Russia as the colonial master
17:50 The endurance of the Empire/Soviet Union in the minds of Russians
19:20 How Russia's attack on Ukraine has accelerated decolonization
23:50 Why Russian imperialists see a weakened Russia as "the end of Russia"
26:50 This is Russia's war, not just Putin's war
29:00 The Leader and the People in Russian Imperialism
32:30 The loss of the Empire
34:12 How the Empire is taught and how it may be unlearned
37:00 The coming reckoning with Russia's imperialism and colonial history
38:30 How the colonial people are dehumanized
40:15 Human life has little value in Russian imperialism
42:30 It is the natural state of an empire to be at war
43:00 "Borders must be drawn with blood"
45:00 Controlling land is seen as the greatest value
46:25 How Putin uses "the Empire" to stay in power
47:34 The contest between the TV and the refrigerator
48:12 Trapped behind the Iron Curtain and within the grasp of the Kremlin
50:24 Russian defeat could mean another Berlin Wall coming down
51:00 Growing post-colonial solidarity between Ukraine and Qazaqstan
52:10 The future of Qazaqstan

]]> When Dr. Azamat Junisbai grew up in Qazaqstan, he looked down on those who spoke Russian with an accent. Although he was an ethnic Qazaq born in Qazaqstan, he had absorbed the colonial mindset that Russian language and culture were superior to the Qazaq language and culture. With Russia's attack on Ukraine, many in Qazaqstan are coming to a reckoning with Russian imperialism and its legacy in Eurasia. As a Qazaq sociologist, Dr. Junisbai shares his unique insights into this ideology and the hold it still has on many Russians.

00:00 Introducing Dr. Azamat Junisbai
00:24 Russia's image of its empire
02:16 Growing up in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
04:22 The end of the Soviet Union
07:55 The diminished status of the Qazaq language
09:30 "How broken and colonized was my mind and language?"
11:00 The Asharshylyk (genocide by hunger)
12:50 Why the Qazaq Genocide is not more widely acknowledged
16:50 Russia as the colonial master
17:50 The endurance of the Empire/Soviet Union in the minds of Russians
19:20 How Russia's attack on Ukraine has accelerated decolonization
23:50 Why Russian imperialists see a weakened Russia as "the end of Russia"
26:50 This is Russia's war, not just Putin's war
29:00 The Leader and the People in Russian Imperialism
32:30 The loss of the Empire
34:12 How the Empire is taught and how it may be unlearned
37:00 The coming reckoning with Russia's imperialism and colonial history
38:30 How the colonial people are dehumanized
40:15 Human life has little value in Russian imperialism
42:30 It is the natural state of an empire to be at war
43:00 "Borders must be drawn with blood"
45:00 Controlling land is seen as the greatest value
46:25 How Putin uses "the Empire" to stay in power
47:34 The contest between the TV and the refrigerator
48:12 Trapped behind the Iron Curtain and within the grasp of the Kremlin
50:24 Russian defeat could mean another Berlin Wall coming down
51:00 Growing post-colonial solidarity between Ukraine and Qazaqstan
52:10 The future of Qazaqstan

]]> Fri, 10 Mar 2023 03:22:14 -0800 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 3648 When Dr. Azamat Junisbai grew up in Qazaqstan, he looked down on those who spoke Russian with an accent. Although he was an ethnic Qazaq born in Qazaqstan, he had absorbed the colonial mindset that Russian language and culture were superior to the Qazaq language and culture. With Russia's attack on Ukraine, many in Qazaqstan are coming to a reckoning with Russian imperialism and its legacy in Eurasia. As a Qazaq sociologist, Dr. Junisbai shares his unique insights into this ideology and the hold it still has on many Russians.

00:00 Introducing Dr. Azamat Junisbai
00:24 Russia's image of its empire
02:16 Growing up in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
04:22 The end of the Soviet Union
07:55 The diminished status of the Qazaq language
09:30 "How broken and colonized was my mind and language?"
11:00 The Asharshylyk (genocide by hunger)
12:50 Why the Qazaq Genocide is not more widely acknowledged
16:50 Russia as the colonial master
17:50 The endurance of the Empire/Soviet Union in the minds of Russians
19:20 How Russia's attack on Ukraine has accelerated decolonization
23:50 Why Russian imperialists see a weakened Russia as "the end of Russia"
26:50 This is Russia's war, not just Putin's war
29:00 The Leader and the People in Russian Imperialism
32:30 The loss of the Empire
34:12 How the Empire is taught and how it may be unlearned
37:00 The coming reckoning with Russia's imperialism and colonial history
38:30 How the colonial people are dehumanized
40:15 Human life has little value in Russian imperialism
42:30 It is the natural state of an empire to be at war
43:00 "Borders must be drawn with blood"
45:00 Controlling land is seen as the greatest value
46:25 How Putin uses "the Empire" to stay in power
47:34 The contest between the TV and the refrigerator
48:12 Trapped behind the Iron Curtain and within the grasp of the Kremlin
50:24 Russian defeat could mean another Berlin Wall coming down
51:00 Growing post-colonial solidarity between Ukraine and Qazaqstan
52:10 The future of Qazaqstan

]]> russian imperialism, colonialism, ukraine war, putin, qazaqstan, kazakhstan, qazaq language, tokayev, socialization, propaganda, vozd, leadership, violence, asharshylyk No The Covid Debate in Sweden 16 16 The Covid Debate in Sweden full 0ff46457-8693-4dd2-a2a4-e1aebe418899 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/16 Dr. Björn Olsen is a Professor of Infection Medicine at the Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University in Sweden. He was an active participant in the public policy debate where Sweden chose to disregard the advice and recommendations of the global scientific community and pursue a separate strategy that led to many unnecessary deaths. As a critic of the Swedish strategy, Olsen experienced hostility from the media and the Swedish Public Health Authority, and he reflects on the relationship between science, political power, and public policy debates.

]]> Dr. Björn Olsen is a Professor of Infection Medicine at the Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University in Sweden. He was an active participant in the public policy debate where Sweden chose to disregard the advice and recommendations of the global scientific community and pursue a separate strategy that led to many unnecessary deaths. As a critic of the Swedish strategy, Olsen experienced hostility from the media and the Swedish Public Health Authority, and he reflects on the relationship between science, political power, and public policy debates.

]]> Thu, 09 Mar 2023 05:45:09 -0800 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 3496 Dr. Björn Olsen is a Professor of Infection Medicine at the Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University in Sweden. He was an active participant in the public policy debate where Sweden chose to disregard the advice and recommendations of the global scientific community and pursue a separate strategy that led to many unnecessary deaths. As a critic of the Swedish strategy, Olsen experienced hostility from the media and the Swedish Public Health Authority, and he reflects on the relationship between science, political power, and public policy debates.

]]> covid, science, epidemiology, credibility, argument, giesecke, olsen, tegnell, carlson, sweden, herd immunity No Chaim Perelman's Theory of Argumentation 15 15 Chaim Perelman's Theory of Argumentation full 7504f46c-44a4-47d3-879f-51af52771d62 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/15 During the Second World War, Chaim Perelman, a leader in the Jewish Belgian Resistance was writing a philosophical treatise on justice. Frustrated, he discovered that his training in analytic philosophy renedered him unable to make any arguments about why his cause was more just than that of the Nazis, because he had been trained to disregard arguments about values, preferences, or the probable. So Perelman began identifying everyday arguments humans use in newspapers and politics to discover how they work and what foundations they build upon, leading to his and Lucie Albrechts-Tyteca's masterpiece The New Rhetoric. Dr. Richard Enos joins us to discuss Perelman's theory of argumentation and how it provides a basis for making rational arguments and decisions about values. 

]]> During the Second World War, Chaim Perelman, a leader in the Jewish Belgian Resistance was writing a philosophical treatise on justice. Frustrated, he discovered that his training in analytic philosophy renedered him unable to make any arguments about why his cause was more just than that of the Nazis, because he had been trained to disregard arguments about values, preferences, or the probable. So Perelman began identifying everyday arguments humans use in newspapers and politics to discover how they work and what foundations they build upon, leading to his and Lucie Albrechts-Tyteca's masterpiece The New Rhetoric. Dr. Richard Enos joins us to discuss Perelman's theory of argumentation and how it provides a basis for making rational arguments and decisions about values. 

]]> Sat, 19 Nov 2022 22:28:21 -0800 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 4441 Dr. Richard Enos joins us to discuss Perelman's theory of argumentation and how it provides a basis for making rational arguments and decisions about values. Dr. Richard Enos joins us to discuss Perelman's theory of argumentation and how it provides a basis for making rational arguments and decisions about values. new rhetoric, new rhetorics, perelman, ww2, justice, positivism, rhetoric, argumentation, universal audience, quasi-logical arguments, arguments based on the structure of reality, arguments to establish a structure of reality No Dr. Richard Leo Enos Demagoguery and Democracy Part 2: Defining Demagoguery and Defending Democracy 14 14 Demagoguery and Democracy Part 2: Defining Demagoguery and Defending Democracy full 0e0719cb-b6bd-4abc-94b2-39d9f2ca1195 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/14 00:00 Defining demagoguery
04:00 Why Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt were not demagogues
10:30 Case Study: Earl Warren's demagogic argument about Japanese Internment
12:20 Threat perception and demagoguery/ "The Flight 93 Election"
14:40 Signs and evidence of threats
15:45 Demagoguery in the gay marriage debate
17:30 Demagoguery as "algae in a pond" allegory
18:30 How Trump out-competed other demagogues
21:20 Trump as a large Salomon Asch experiment on the nation
23:30 How dishonest media give demagogues the cover to flip
24:45 Rush Limbaugh and conservative talk radio as a case study in demagogue/demagogic culture
29:30 How media revolutions coincide with the rise of demagogues
30:45 The solution: we have to stop buying demagoguery
31:50 What inspired this book
33:00 Lesser and greater demagogues
34:10 In-group policing as a parry against demagogues (McCarthyism/Birchers)
36:10 The extremism of the current GOP base and the "ends justify any means" argument
37:20 The need for leadership and a reckoning to defeat demagoguery
39:30 Why "suspending democratic norms" is a one-way street
40:35 Rejecting "our" demagogues
42:15 Institutional remedies for demagoguery
43:20 Two-party systems and us/them rhetoric
44:45 How demagogues create us/them in multi-party systems
45:15 Gerrymandering, safe seats, and partisan extremism
46:05 What can WE do?
46:15 1. Make demagoguery less profitable/successful
46:52 2. Not argue with those who repeat demagoguery, but engage with them
49:18 3. Argue with those who repeat demagoguery, but stick to the issue at hand
50:25 4. Actively support democratic deliberation
51:00 Don't take your democratic freedoms for granted
52:19 Never-Trump Republicans and cross-party coalitions for democratic norms
56:00 Democracy is fragile and needs our commitment
56:45 Remembering the lessons of WWII and demagoguery
1:00:00 "Purifying" our public sphere is not a solution
1:00:50 Creating a culture "parry" for the thrust of demagoguery
1:01:48 How important should politics be in our lives?
1:03:20 Paul Woodruff's democratic values of "harmony" and "reverence"
1:04:30 Learning to get along

]]> 00:00 Defining demagoguery
04:00 Why Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt were not demagogues
10:30 Case Study: Earl Warren's demagogic argument about Japanese Internment
12:20 Threat perception and demagoguery/ "The Flight 93 Election"
14:40 Signs and evidence of threats
15:45 Demagoguery in the gay marriage debate
17:30 Demagoguery as "algae in a pond" allegory
18:30 How Trump out-competed other demagogues
21:20 Trump as a large Salomon Asch experiment on the nation
23:30 How dishonest media give demagogues the cover to flip
24:45 Rush Limbaugh and conservative talk radio as a case study in demagogue/demagogic culture
29:30 How media revolutions coincide with the rise of demagogues
30:45 The solution: we have to stop buying demagoguery
31:50 What inspired this book
33:00 Lesser and greater demagogues
34:10 In-group policing as a parry against demagogues (McCarthyism/Birchers)
36:10 The extremism of the current GOP base and the "ends justify any means" argument
37:20 The need for leadership and a reckoning to defeat demagoguery
39:30 Why "suspending democratic norms" is a one-way street
40:35 Rejecting "our" demagogues
42:15 Institutional remedies for demagoguery
43:20 Two-party systems and us/them rhetoric
44:45 How demagogues create us/them in multi-party systems
45:15 Gerrymandering, safe seats, and partisan extremism
46:05 What can WE do?
46:15 1. Make demagoguery less profitable/successful
46:52 2. Not argue with those who repeat demagoguery, but engage with them
49:18 3. Argue with those who repeat demagoguery, but stick to the issue at hand
50:25 4. Actively support democratic deliberation
51:00 Don't take your democratic freedoms for granted
52:19 Never-Trump Republicans and cross-party coalitions for democratic norms
56:00 Democracy is fragile and needs our commitment
56:45 Remembering the lessons of WWII and demagoguery
1:00:00 "Purifying" our public sphere is not a solution
1:00:50 Creating a culture "parry" for the thrust of demagoguery
1:01:48 How important should politics be in our lives?
1:03:20 Paul Woodruff's democratic values of "harmony" and "reverence"
1:04:30 Learning to get along

]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2021 05:48:24 -0800 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 3943 Dr. Patricia Roberts-Miller, author of "Demagoguery and Democracy," gives her definition of demagoguery, explains how and why it works, and gives us some institutional and personal tools we can use to defend democracy. Recorded February 1, 2021. Dr. Patricia Roberts-Miller, author of "Demagoguery and Democracy," gives her definition of demagoguery, explains how and why it works, and gives us some institutional and personal tools we can use to defend democracy. Recorded February 1, 2021. rhetoric, leadership, argumentation, persuasion, ethical No Demagoguery and Democracy Part 1: Vladimir's Choice and Zero-sum Politics 13 13 Demagoguery and Democracy Part 1: Vladimir's Choice and Zero-sum Politics full b57fcf60-6346-446f-bff6-61610267cc88 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/13 Thu, 11 Feb 2021 05:15:23 -0800 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 4906 Dr. Patricia Roberts-Miller, author of "Demagoguery and Democracy," talks about how demagogues arise out of a demagogic culture, the forms of argument we can recognize as demagoguery, their appeal, and why a culture of demagoguery is corrosive to democratic deliberation. Dr. Patricia Roberts-Miller, author of "Demagoguery and Democracy," talks about how demagogues arise out of a demagogic culture, the forms of argument we can recognize as demagoguery, their appeal, and why a culture of demagoguery is corrosive to democrat demagoguery, demagogues, demagogic culture, democracy, rhetoric, deliberation, authoritarianism, Weimar Republic, democratic ideals, liberal democracy No Quintilian: The Master Teacher of Rhetoric 12 12 Quintilian: The Master Teacher of Rhetoric full d98f04f9-3314-4279-b8f8-4c6d73cb3518 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/12 Tue, 22 Dec 2020 07:50:04 -0800 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 4643 Although from humble origins, Quintilian rose to prominence in Rome as a teacher of rhetoric and became the first imperial endowed chair in rhetoric in Rome. He was a skilled and compassionate educator who tried to help his students become the "vir bonus" or "good man speaking well." Towards the end of his life, he summarized his educational methods and philosophy in the "Institutes of Oratory" and laid the foundation for classical education that would last for centuries. Although from humble origins, Quintilian rose to prominence in Rome as a teacher of rhetoric and became the first imperial endowed chair in rhetoric in Rome. He was a skilled and compassionate educator who tried to help his students become the "vir bonus" rhetoric, leadership, argumentation, persuasion, ethical No Dr. Richard Leo Enos Cicero: The Eloquent Defender of the Republic 11 11 Cicero: The Eloquent Defender of the Republic full d0915bfd-aeb8-46d1-a67e-7ce71b1d1b3e https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/11 Mon, 14 Dec 2020 08:30:16 -0800 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 4610 Cicero gave his life defending the Roman republic from the emerging tyrants and saw rhetoric as tool to build, uphold, and defend a free and just society. In his writings on rhetoric and politics, he describes the virtues and skills needed by someone who would unite wisdom and eloquence to become the ideal orator. Dr. Enos joins us to discuss his life, writings, and legacy. Cicero gave his life defending the Roman republic from the emerging tyrants and saw rhetoric as tool to build, uphold, and defend a free and just society. In his writings on rhetoric and politics, he describes the virtues and skills needed by someone who rhetoric, leadership, argumentation, persuasion, ethical No Dr. Richard Leo Enos Aristotle's Art of Rhetoric and Its Legacy 10 10 Aristotle's Art of Rhetoric and Its Legacy full b964f89d-09ed-405b-9fa9-d47100b14165 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/10 Mon, 30 Nov 2020 07:51:50 -0800 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 5168 Aristotle wrote a work on rhetoric that would define a discipline. He rejected Plato's denunciation of rhetoric and showed why it is an art, a discipline, or a science and gathered the gems of all the manuals of rhetoric up to his day in a work that has endured for over 2000 years. Richard Enos and David Isaksen discuss some of its main contributions to rhetorical studies and what you can learn from it to give a good speech and lead ethically by persuasion. Aristotle wrote a work on rhetoric that would define a discipline. He rejected Plato's denunciation of rhetoric and showed why it is an art, a discipline, or a science and gathered the gems of all the manuals of rhetoric up to his day in a work that has e rhetoric, leadership, argumentation, persuasion, ethical No Dr. Richard Leo Enos Style, Memory, and Delivery: Mastering the Art of Public Speaking 8 8 Style, Memory, and Delivery: Mastering the Art of Public Speaking full adb0d730-581b-45c8-bf4f-3a4e4f3590e2 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/8 Sat, 28 Nov 2020 06:19:40 -0800 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 7397 UK award-winning public speaker, Simon Day, shares his journey from being terrified of public speaking to mastering the art, as well as some of the secrets to his success including adopting and adapting the rhetorical style of Barack Obama, learning the Memory Palace technique, storytelling, and perfecting his delivery with lessons from music. Find more from Simon at https://simonspeaks.co.uk/ UK award-winning public speaker, Simon Day, shares his journey from being terrified of public speaking to mastering the art, as well as some of the secrets to his success including adopting and adapting the rhetorical style of Barack Obama, learning the M public speaking, toastmasters, public speaking association, rhetoric, memory, style, delivery No Isocrates: The Father of Eloquence 7 7 Isocrates: The Father of Eloquence full c7078dbf-229b-4662-ad04-bbaabe7e92c2 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/7 Mon, 23 Nov 2020 07:35:18 -0800 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 4260 Cicero called Isocrates "the father of eloquence" and said that from his school proceeded giants who had an enormous influence on Athenian society and Greek culture, but he is often overlooked in histories of rhetoric and philosophy. In this episode, Richard Enos and David Isaksen discuss his contributions to the philosophy and teaching of rhetoric. Positioning himself between the philosophers and the sophists, Isocrates developed a school of wisdom joined with eloquence for the benefit of a democratic society. Cicero called Isocrates "the father of eloquence" and said that from his school proceeded giants who had an enormous influence on Athenian society and Greek culture, but he is often overlooked in histories of rhetoric and philosophy. In this episode, Rich isocrates, antidosis, eloquence, cicero, athens, sophists, plato, socrates, on the peace, literate rhetoric No Dr. Richard Leo Enos Orality, Literacy, and the Birth of Rhetoric 6 6 Orality, Literacy, and the Birth of Rhetoric full 7d7d7cd1-ca0b-4866-a031-a4891cf682f4 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/6 Mon, 16 Nov 2020 07:50:56 -0800 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 4791 Dr. Richard L. Enos, expert on classical rhetoric, shares some of his insights on the historical moment in antiquity where rhetoric was conceived as a discipline. The innovation of the alphabet gave a larger portion of society easy access to tools for abstract thought, leading to fundamental changes in society. Dr. Enos traces how the ancient traditions of oral histories and memorization techniques laid the foundations for modern poetry, literature, and rhetoric. Dr. Richard L. Enos, expert on classical rhetoric, shares some of his insights on the historical moment in antiquity where rhetoric was conceived as a discipline. The innovation of the alphabet gave a larger portion of society easy access to tools for abs literacy, orality, richard enos, classical rhetoric No Dr. Richard Leo Enos Connecting with Your Audience to Facilitate Change 5 5 Connecting with Your Audience to Facilitate Change full 47a24be5-295f-49c3-8a84-00ad0202f855 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/5 Author and master trainer Vidar Top and Dr. Isaksen discuss how you can create a powerful connection with individuals and audiences so they can change for the better. (more from Vidar Top at www.linkedin.com/in/evtop and http://vidartop.com). 

]]> Author and master trainer Vidar Top and Dr. Isaksen discuss how you can create a powerful connection with individuals and audiences so they can change for the better. (more from Vidar Top at www.linkedin.com/in/evtop and http://vidartop.com). 

]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2020 04:44:22 -0700 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 4461 Author and master trainer Vidar Top and Dr. Isaksen discuss how you can create a powerful connection with individuals and audiences so they can change for the better. Author and master trainer Vidar Top and Dr. Isaksen discuss how you can create a powerful connection with individuals and audiences so they can change for the better. rhetoric, leadership, argumentation, persuasion, ethical No Slaying the Tyrant: How the Topos of the Tyrant Was Used to Defend Democracy 4 4 Slaying the Tyrant: How the Topos of the Tyrant Was Used to Defend Democracy full 6585af72-d0c5-40b8-b8f8-f955f1cebb03 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/4 The topos of the tyrant was a rhetorical weapon to defend democracy. The current "authoritarian moment" calls for a renaissance of this rhetorical exercise. A speaker can use "the topos of a tyrant" by recounting and elaborating on "the six vices of a tyrant": suspicion, cruelty, savagery, arrogance, immorality, and avarice. As Cicero stated, "when it comes to preserving the people's freedom, no one is just a private citizen." It is the duty of every citizen to guard against tyranny and from becoming tyrants ourselves.

]]> The topos of the tyrant was a rhetorical weapon to defend democracy. The current "authoritarian moment" calls for a renaissance of this rhetorical exercise. A speaker can use "the topos of a tyrant" by recounting and elaborating on "the six vices of a tyrant": suspicion, cruelty, savagery, arrogance, immorality, and avarice. As Cicero stated, "when it comes to preserving the people's freedom, no one is just a private citizen." It is the duty of every citizen to guard against tyranny and from becoming tyrants ourselves.

]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2020 22:45:24 -0700 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 862 In ancient Greece and Rome, the topos of the tyrant was a rhetorical exercise to train students to defend democracy against rising authoritarians. Dr. Isaksen describes the exercise and outlines how it can be used today to rouse the people to fight against aspiring and actual tyrants. In ancient Greece and Rome, the topos of the tyrant was a rhetorical exercise to train students to defend democracy against rising authoritarians. Dr. Isaksen describes the exercise and outlines how it can be used today to rouse the people to fight agains tyranny, rhetoric, narcissism, trump, authoritarianism, defense of democracy, Tacitus, Euripedes, Belarus, freedom, argument, progymnasmata No Speech Writing and Defense Against the Dark Arts in Communication 3 3 Speech Writing and Defense Against the Dark Arts in Communication full f3a1dd65-f6b0-4213-9474-9ac6348e91bd https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/3 Debate champion and communication consultant Daniël Schut joins Dr. Isaksen to discuss how he coaches his clients for debates and speeches, the ethical issues in communication consulting, how some scientific research and theories on persuasion may be destroying the basis for democracy, and how that can be countered. (more from Schut at https://adrem-debatstrategie.nl) 

]]> Debate champion and communication consultant Daniël Schut joins Dr. Isaksen to discuss how he coaches his clients for debates and speeches, the ethical issues in communication consulting, how some scientific research and theories on persuasion may be destroying the basis for democracy, and how that can be countered. (more from Schut at https://adrem-debatstrategie.nl) 

]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2020 05:04:43 -0700 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 5300 Debate champion and communication consultant Daniël Schut joins Dr. Isaksen to discuss how he coaches his clients for debates and speeches, the ethical issues in communication consulting, how some scientific research and theories on persuasion may be destroying the basis for democracy, and how that can be countered. (more from Schut at https://adrem-debatstrategie.nl) Debate champion and communication consultant Daniël Schut joins Dr. Isaksen to discuss how he coaches his clients for debates and speeches, the ethical issues in communication consulting, how some scientific research and theories on persuasion may be dest rhetoric, communication, Kahneman, pathos, emotional appeals, speech writing, presentation, debates, media, trump, persuasion, narrative No Procatalepsis: The Art of Anticipating Counterarguments. 2 2 Procatalepsis: The Art of Anticipating Counterarguments. full 0d180937-b129-4cd3-9989-70976121a7dd https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/2 Wed, 16 Sep 2020 04:44:59 -0700 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 959 Dr. Isaksen explains how to anticipate counterarguments in your speeches, using Barack Obama's "We the people" speech as an example of what to do, and Brutus' speech in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" as an example of what not to do. Dr. Isaksen explains how to anticipate counterarguments in your speeches, using Barack Obama's "We the people" speech as an example of what to do, and Brutus' speech in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" as an example of what not to do. rhetoric, procatalepsis, counterarguments, speech communication, Kenneth Burke, Barack Obama, rebuttal No Rhetorical Style 1 1 Rhetorical Style full 95a592b5-4bca-4aa0-9124-5addb2731e33 https://rhetorical-leadership.transistor.fm/1 Dr. Isaksen uses examples from Martin Luther King, Steve Jobs, and Christopher Titus to explain the high, medium, and low rhetorical styles, and how and when these are best used." 

]]> Dr. Isaksen uses examples from Martin Luther King, Steve Jobs, and Christopher Titus to explain the high, medium, and low rhetorical styles, and how and when these are best used." 

]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2020 05:46:35 -0700 David Erland Isaksen David Erland Isaksen 737 Dr. Isaksen uses examples from Martin Luther King, Steve Jobs, and Christopher Titus to explain the high, medium, and low rhetorical styles, and how and when these are best used." Dr. Isaksen uses examples from Martin Luther King, Steve Jobs, and Christopher Titus to explain the high, medium, and low rhetorical styles, and how and when these are best used." Rhetoric No