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134089 https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.45896 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ 2017-12 21 pages eng Diaz Martinez, Edder Erick Hess, Aaron O'Flaherty, Katherine Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication College of Integrative Sciences and Arts Barrett, The Honors College This paper analyzes different rhetorics as expressed through a six-month period of qualitative research. Using the methodology of Participatory Critical Rhetoric, I conducted fieldwork while participating in advocacy programs as a volunteer at a church. Conducting interviews, taking photographs and writing field notes, I collected data studying the rhetoric expressed in situ. As a participant in the organization during the time of my fieldwork, I captured overt and covert rhetoric expressed from members, staff and outsiders of the organization. I noticed particular rhetoric expressed, specifically righteousness, inclusivity, social justice, and the Gospel. In my introduction, I discuss the broader context of our contentious American political state, which increases the relevancy of this project. I provide a small overview of the foundations for the methodology used to collect data and conduct research. Within the analysis portion, I dive into the rhetoric I analyzed in my time within the organization, providing specific examples of how these rhetoric play out in day-to-day discourses and activities of the organization. In my final thoughts section, I provide some reflexivity on the youth and future of the organization. I also explore what I learned from my participation and how inclusivity affected me as a participant in the organization. Social Justice Rhetoric The Gospel Inclusivity The Rhetoric of Righteousness: Social Justice, Inclusivity and The Gospel