http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/mary-jane Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 14 May 2026 02:42:05 -0400 Thu, 14 May 2026 02:42:05 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/240/anti-rhetoric-in-alanis-morissettes-mary-jane By Tori E. Godfree - Rhetoric is commonly regarded as the art of persuasion. To take it a step further, Gerard A. Hauser states that rhetoric is “An instrumental use of language. One person engages another person in an exchange of symbols to accomplish some goal. Rhetoric is communication that attempts to coordinate social action. Its goal is to influence human choices on specific matters that require immediate attention”. Following the logic of Hauser’s description of rhetoric as meant to persuade another person to action, any artifact that persuades another person not to action, but to inaction... Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/240/anti-rhetoric-in-alanis-morissettes-mary-jane