Blogging Pedagogy

You have probably heard about the recent leaking of Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign "playbook". This text would be a great way to discuss audience with students. The playbook was for insiders, but it got in the hands of some outsiders. What happens when an argument leaks?

However, in addition to this, Joyce Purnick of the New York Times presents an interesting (rhetorical) analysis of Giulian's website. She points to what the site says, but she focuses on what it doesn't say (no mention of his first two wives or his children, and no mention of his ties to Bernie Kerick.

Something to take a look at as you plan your spring syllabus...