The hearings of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol have two fundamental and distinct tasks and responsibilities: first, to present a true account, based on conclusive evidence and logic; and second, to persuade the American public that this is indeed the only true and conclusive account. The first is epistemological, the second is rhetorical. Both are prerequisites to any appropriate and reliable legislative, judicial and political results that will adequately "preserve, protect and defend" the U.S. Constitution and American democracy. With the televised public hearings of the Jan. 6 committee, educators are now given a superb and broadly useful practical demonstration and teaching opportunity, illuminating the professional roles and responsibilities in the neglected field of civic education.