Everyday Use
by Roskelly, Hephzibah C.; Jolliffe, David A.Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-02-06
Publisher(s): Pearson
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Summary
Brief and accessible, this rhetoric teaches students to read closely, critically, and rhetorically, and to write effectively to achieve their rhetorical goals. Everyday Useanswers the basic question, "What is rhetoric?" It shows rhetoric as set of activitiesreading, writing, speaking, listeningthat all intellectually engaged people participate in every day. And it shows that a knowledge of rhetoric is essential in understanding how written and spoken texts influence thought and action every day, in private and in public forums, for good or ill. By demystifying rhetoric and rescuing it from common public misconceptions,Everyday Useequips students to be effective communicators in the academic world and in everyday life.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. xii |
| Preface | p. xiv |
| Everyday Use: Rhetoric in Our Lives | p. 1 |
| Rescuing Rhetoric from Its Bad Reputation: Definitions and Examples | p. 3 |
| What Does ""Being Skilled at Rhetoric""Mean? | p. 5 |
| Developing Skill with Rhetoric: The Rhetorical Triangle | p. 6 |
| Key #1: Understanding Persona | p. 8 |
| Key #2: Understanding Appeals to the Audience | p. 11 |
| Key #3: Understanding Subject Matter and Its Treatment | p. 13 |
| Modifying the Basic Rhetorical Triangle: Rhetoric Occurs in a Context | p. 15 |
| Key #4: Understanding Context | p. 16 |
| Key #5: Understa | |
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