# Rhetoric and Communication Studies

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/rhetoric-and-communication-studies/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the intersection of rhetoric, democracy, and public discourse, with a focus on activism, visual argumentation, race and identity, environmental communication, cultural memory, political rhetoric, and social justice. The papers examine how language and communication shape public opinion, influence political narratives, and contribute to the construction of collective memory in democratic societies. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Arts and Humanities |
| OpenAlex ID | t11982 |
| Works | 12 |

## Topic papers all

- [Dirty Politics](https://scholariq.org/papers/dirty-politics/)
- [Framing Science](https://scholariq.org/papers/framing-science/)
- [Making Sense of Issues Through Media Frames: Understanding the Kosovo Crisis](https://scholariq.org/papers/making-sense-of-issues-through-media-frames-understanding-the-kosovo-crisis/)
- [Hostile News: Partisan Use and Perceptions of Cable News Programming](https://scholariq.org/papers/hostile-news-partisan-use-and-perceptions-of-cable-news-programming/)
- [Theorizing Dialogic Deliberation: Everyday Political Talk as Communicative Action and Dialogue](https://scholariq.org/papers/theorizing-dialogic-deliberation-everyday-political-talk-as-communicative-action/)
- [Moments of Zen: Effects of <i>The Daily Show</i> on Information Seeking and Political Learning](https://scholariq.org/papers/moments-of-zen-effects-of-i-the-daily-show-i-on-information-seeking-and/)
- [The Softening of Journalistic Political Communication: A Comprehensive Framework Model of Sensationalism, Soft News, Infotainment, and Tabloidization](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-softening-of-journalistic-political-communication-a-comprehensive-framework/)
- [Interventions to Correct Misinformation about Tobacco Products](https://scholariq.org/papers/interventions-to-correct-misinformation-about-tobacco-products/)
- [Tweeting Along Partisan Lines: Identity-Motivated Elaboration and Presidential Debates](https://scholariq.org/papers/tweeting-along-partisan-lines-identity-motivated-elaboration-and-presidential/)
- [Peering Down at the Junkie: Authority and the Visual Construction of Drug Users in<i>TIME</i>’s “Opioid Diary”](https://scholariq.org/papers/peering-down-at-the-junkie-authority-and-the-visual-construction-of-drug-users/)
- [Forskning er ikke sannhet, men fortellinger](https://scholariq.org/papers/forskning-er-ikke-sannhet-men-fortellinger/)
- [Exploring How the Terms “Black” and “African American” May Shape Health Communication Research](https://scholariq.org/papers/exploring-how-the-terms-black-and-african-american-may-shape-health/)

## Topic primary papers

- [Making Sense of Issues Through Media Frames: Understanding the Kosovo Crisis](https://scholariq.org/papers/making-sense-of-issues-through-media-frames-understanding-the-kosovo-crisis/)

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