This title examines the Hill/Thomas hearings as a rhetorical artifact to determine what message that weekend in October 1991 sent to viewers. It focuses on such topics as: uses of humour in the hearing room; political cartoons inspired by the hearing; and questions posed by the senators.

This title examines the Hill/Thomas hearings as a rhetorical artifact to determine what message that weekend in October 1991 sent to viewers. It focuses on such topics as: uses of humour in the hearing room; political cartoons inspired by the hearing; and questions posed by the senators.