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- ISSN: 0010-0994
- E-ISSN: 2161-8178
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Rhetoric as a Course of Study
- Source: College English, Volume 61, Issue 2, Nov 1998, p. 169 - 191
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- 01 Nov 1998
Abstract
Examines the simultaneous rise of rhetorical theory and continued decline of rhetorical education. Presents and discusses three definitions of “rhetoric.” Argues for the historical prominence and continued relevance of the third definition: rhetoric as the study of speaking and writing well.
© 1998 by the National Council of Teachers of English