Elements of rhetoric : comprising an analysis of the laws of moral evidence and of persuasion, with rules for argumentative composition and elocution / by Richard Whately ; edited by Douglas Ehninger ; foreword by David Potter.

Direct, comprehensive, well organized, simple in statement, Elements of Rhetoric is in all respects well fitted to fulfill its assigned role as a textbook. The remarks on practical problems and the examples and analogies confirm contemporary reports that Whately was himself a talented and stimulatin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Whately, Richard, 1787-1863
Other Authors:	Ehninger, Douglas
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Carbondale, Ill. : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2010.
Edition:	Paperback ed.
Series:	Landmarks in Rhetoric and Public Address Ser.
Subjects:	Rhetoric. English language > Rhetoric. Exposition (Rhetoric) rhetoric (discipline) LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric. REFERENCE > Writing Skills. English language > Rhetoric Rhetoric
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Table of Contents:

Cover; Book Title; Copyright Page; Foreword; Contents; Editor's Introduction; Preface; Introduction; Part I
Of the Invention, Arrangement, and Introduction of Propositions and Arguments; Chap. I.
Of Propositions; Chap. II.
Of Arguments; Chap. III
Of the various use and order of the several kinds of Propositions and of Arguments in different cases; Chap. IV.
Of Introductions and Conclusions; Part II
Of Persuasion; Chap. I.
Introductory; Chap. II.
Of the conduct of any address to the Feelings, generally.
Chap. III.
Of the favourable or unfavourable disposition of the hearers towards the Soeaker or his opponentPart III
Of Style; Chap. I.
Of Perspicuity; Chap. II.
Of Energy; Chap. III.
Of Elegance; Part IV
Of Elocution; Chap. I.
General Considerations relative to Elocution; Chap. II.
Artificial and Natural Methods compared; Chap. III.
Considerations arising from the Differences between Reading and Speaking; Chap. IV.
Practical Deductions from the foregoing views; Appendix; Index; Also in the Landmarks in Rheoric and Public Address series; Back Cover.

Elements of rhetoric : comprising an analysis of the laws of moral evidence and of persuasion, with rules for argumentative composition and elocution / by Richard Whately ; edited by Douglas Ehninger ; foreword by David Potter.

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