Description
Book SynopsisRhetorical Strategies is a worktext for composition students to apply rhetorical theory in their writing. The exercises interconnect rhetorical skill work for students to practice thinking on paper in style (rhetorical figures, emphasis, arrangement); language (audience appropriate, diction, syntax); and conventions (MLA style, format, source handling). Content includes: Aristotle's Six Parts of an Argument, Rhetorical Situations, Appeals and Fallacies, Thesis Statements, Topic Sentences, Voice, Stylistics, Revision, Documenting Sources, Grammar/Punctuation/Usage, and Visual Arguments. All skills are reflected in a sample student research paper. Content is relevant for AP Composition and Language courses as well as college composition and seminar courses with an emphasis on rhetorical principles.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
1: Rhetoric
2: Forming an Argument: Aristotle’s Parts of an Argument
3: Rhetorical Situations
4: Appeals and Fallacies
5: Voice
6: Stylistics
7: Revision
8: Documenting Sources
9: Grammar, Punctuation, and Usage
10: Visual Arguments
Appendix I: Sample Research Paper with Audience Analysis:
Angela, College Freshman, Composition Course
Audience Analysis for Angela’s Research Paper
Appendix II: Answer Key and Reference Lists
Works Cited
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