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In this running series, I’ll document my daughter’s verbal pyrotechnics. My focus will be on less what she says than how and why she says it. Tonight, my daughter uttered the following sentence: “Mama has good ideas, but I have genius ideas.” My wife’s idea? Make S’mores using our fire pit. My daughter’s idea? EatContinue reading “Rhetorical Moves – A Running Series”

In this running series, I’ll document my daughter’s verbal pyrotechnics. My focus will be on less what she says than how and why she says it. My daughter doesn’t like carrots, but they’re on her plate every night. Typically, we give her one more carrot that she will eat, then talk her into consuming whatContinue reading “Rhetorical Moves – A Running Series”