Even those colleagues I once viewed as having left-wing, critical, if not vaguely liberal analyses of the world (at least in their rhetoric towards research and teaching), are increasingly taking the plunge into the abyss for the imperatives of careerism.
Despite growing interest, rhetoric and research on ecological design in landscape architecture, practitioners in the US are not implementing as many ecological design strategies as might be expected.
We are not looking at an isolated incident of rhetoric or research.
Because of this, claims that any given diet is the one best choice for human health represent the triumph of rhetoric over research.
Diane Ravitch, an early advocate of No Child Left Behind, now argues that No Child "has made testing and accountability our national education strategy," lowered "vague and soporific standards," turned testing into a fearful truncheon, substituted rhetoric for research and faith in the private market for commitment to a fundamental democratic institution.
A collection of essays entitled "Failing Boys"* persuasively counters some of the rhetoric and the research that is pouring out about boys.
Since then, a novel political situation has seen voters go feral – abandoning party rhetoric, holding meetings, researching, expecting a democratic vote to effect genuine change.
Communication Studies, Project on the Rhetoric of Inquiry.
In its publicly disseminated material, however, H.V.N. tends to focus less on Romme's rhetoric than on his research.
"With OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia adding that it's absolutely comfortable with current prices, it looks like yet another attempt to buoy the oil price with mere rhetoric," Mike van Dulken, head of research at Accendo Markets, said.
