Rhetoric category: 666 books
by Francis J. Mootz
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2010
A clear summary of contemporary rhetorical philosophy and its intersections with hermeneutics and critical theory**.**
This book describes the significance of rhetorical knowledge for law through detailed discussions of some of the most difficult legal issues facing courts today,...
Justice Scalia
Rhetoric and the Rule of Law
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2019
Justice Antonin Scalia (1936–2016) was the single most important figure in the emergence of the “new originalist” interpretation of the US Constitution, which sought to anchor the court’s interpretation of the Constitution to the ordinary meaning of the words at the time of drafting. For Scalia,...
The Neuroscience of Multimodal Persuasive Messages
Persuading the Brain
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
In this book, Dirk Remley applies his model of integrating multimodal rhetorical theory and multi-sensory neural processing theory pertaining to cognition and learning to multimodal persuasive messages. Using existing theories from multimodal rhetoric and specific findings from neurobiological studies,...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2014
Humanizing Visual Design
The Rhetoric of Human Forms in Practical Communication
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2019
This book analyzes the role that human forms play in visualizing practical information and in making that information understandable, accessible, inviting, and meaningful to readers—in short, "humanizing" it.
Although human figures have long been deployed in practical communication,...
by William Strunk
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2018
Auteur Strunk, William, 1869-1946 Titre The Elements of Style Langue Anglais Classe LoC PE: Language and Literatures: English Sujet English language -- Rhetoric Sujet English language -- Style Sujet Report writing
When Words Lose Their Meaning
Constitutions and Reconstitutions of Language, Character, and Community
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2012
Through fresh readings of texts ranging from Homer's Iliad, Swift's Tale of a Tub, and Austen's Emma through the United States Constitution and McCulloch v. Maryland, James Boyd White examines the relationship between an individual mind and its language and culture as well as the "textual community"...
Quintilian on the Teaching of Speaking and Writing
Translations from Books One, Two, and Ten of the "Institutio oratoria"
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2015
Quintilian on the Teaching of Speaking and Writing, edited by James J. Murphy and Cleve Wiese, offers scholars and students insights into the pedagogies of Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (ca. 35–ca. 95 CE), one of Rome’s most famous teachers of rhetoric. Providing translations of three key sections...
by Werner Flohr
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Rhetoric / Elocution / Oratory, grade: 1,3, AKAD University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart, language: English, abstract: Contents Page 1.Introduction3 2.Getting Started3 3.Body Language5 4.Keep it Going6 5.Showing Interest8 6.'Popping Smoke'9 7.Conclusion 10 References11
Listening to the Logos
Speech and the Coming of Wisdom in Ancient Greece
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2012
In Listening to the Logos, Christopher Lyle Johnstone provides an unprecedented comprehensive account of the relationship between speech and wisdom across almost four centuries of evolving ancient Greek thought and teachings—from the mythopoetic tradition of Homer and Hesiod to Aristotle's treatises....
A Short History of Writing Instruction
From Ancient Greece to Contemporary America
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
Short enough to be synoptic, yet long enough to be usefully detailed, A Short History of Writing Instruction is the ideal text for undergraduate courses and graduate seminars in rhetoric and composition. It preserves the legacy of writing instruction from antiquity to contemporary times with a unique...
The George W. Bush Presidency
A Rhetorical Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2012
To date, there are only a couple dozen or so books specifically about the Presidency of George W. Bush. Political operatives, members of the media, and former administration officials have written most of the volumes. Additionally, the early books on the Bush presidency focus on the various aspects...
Speechwriting in the Institutionalized Presidency
Whose Line Is It?
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2018
This book traces the evolution of the speechwriting process for presidents in the White House from the administration of Franklin Roosevelt to the present. While institutionalization of the speechwriting process has often been blamed for bland presidential rhetoric, this book draws out the many varied...
The World's Greatest Speeches
Oratory that Altered History
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
A great speech is more than just words, it is at once truth, emotion, inspiration and conviction. It speaks to the not only to the heart and the mind, but also to the soul. In this book are 50 of the greatest speeches ever given in human history, from Socrates to Nelson Mandela, and with everyone...