A way with words : writing, rhetoric, and the art of persuasion

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  • Author: Drout, Michael D. C.
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    In this course, Wheaton College professor Michael D.C. Drout brings his expertise in literary studies to the subject of rhetoric. He examines types of rhetoric and their effects, the structure of effective arguments, and how subtleties of language can be employed to engage in more sucessful rhetoric.

    Contents:
    • How to do things with words : rhetoric and speech-act theory : how words can change reality
    • Rhetoric, sophistry, and philosophy
    • Audience
    • Structures of effective arguments
    • The enthymeme
    • The rhetoric of logic : truth and syllogisms
    • Logical fallacies
    • Logos, ethos, pathos
    • Figures of speech I : schemes
    • Figures of speech II : tropes
    • Grammar I : syntax
    • Grammar II : structure, punctuation ("Pause and effect")
    • Subtleties : word choice, speech patterns, accent
    • Rhetorical train wrecks and triumphs.
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md. , [Prince Frederick, Md.] , Recorded Books , [Distributed by] OneClick Digital
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781449869441

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In this course, Wheaton College professor Michael D.C. Drout brings his expertise in literary studies to the subject of rhetoric. He examines types of rhetoric and their effects, the structure of effective arguments, and how subtleties of language can be employed to engage in more sucessful rhetoric.

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Prince Frederick, Md.

[Prince Frederick, Md.]

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[Distributed by] OneClick Digital

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