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Rhetorical Materialism: The Cognitive Division Of Labor And The Social Dimensions Of Argument, Ronald Walter Greene, Heather Ashley Hayes
Rhetorical Materialism: The Cognitive Division Of Labor And The Social Dimensions Of Argument, Ronald Walter Greene, Heather Ashley Hayes
Ronald Walter Greene
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Lessons From The Ymca: The Material Rhetoric Of Criticism, Rhetorical Interpretation, And Pastoral Power, Ronald Walter Greene
Lessons From The Ymca: The Material Rhetoric Of Criticism, Rhetorical Interpretation, And Pastoral Power, Ronald Walter Greene
Ronald Walter Greene
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Lessons From Libya: A Situational Approach To The Generic Criticism Of President Obama's March 28, 2011 Address To The Nation On Libya, Amy L. Schumacher
Lessons From Libya: A Situational Approach To The Generic Criticism Of President Obama's March 28, 2011 Address To The Nation On Libya, Amy L. Schumacher
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Many scholars have called the utility of the generic method of rhetorical criticism into question. Adopting a situational approach to generic rhetorical criticism increases the value of the method considerably. By analyzing situational constituents (scene, purpose, agent, act, agency, and audience) surrounding a discourse, a critic gains a holistic understanding of that text. When coupled with generic comparisons - whether the critic proceeds inductively or deductively - he or she can then trace the recurrent rhetorical strategies across time and place and, simultaneously, highlight the elements unique to the particular rhetor and discourse. I demonstrate this approach through an analysis …