The Office Of Assertion - An Art Of Rhetoric For The Academic Essay

Informationen zum Autor Scott F. Crider is professor of English at the University of Dallas, where he teaches courses in advanced composition and classical rhetoric. He is also the author of With What Persuasion: An Essay on Shakespeare and the Ethics of Rhetoric. Klappentext Scott F. Crider addresses the intelligent university student with respect and humor. A short but serious book of rhetoric, it is informed by both the ancient rhetorical tradition and recent discoveries concerning the writing process. Though practical, it is not simply a how-to manual; though philosophical, it never loses sight of writing itself. Crider combines practical guidance about how to improve an academic essay with reflection on the purpose - educational, political, and philosophical - of such improvement. Zusammenfassung A frivolous argument or inflated claim is often dismissed with the reply! ""That's just rhetoric!"" But as Scott Crider explains in The Office of Assertion! the classical tradition of rhetoric is both a productive and a liberal art.

Product details

• Authors: Scott F Crider, Scott F. Crider, Scott F. Crider
• Publisher: ISI Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2005
• EAN: 9781932236453
• ISBN: 978-1-932236-45-3
• No. of pages: 143
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 197 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Training, job, career; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Literature: general, reference works