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We Want Yer, Mckinley’: Epideictic Rhetoric In Songs From The 1896 Presidential Campaign, William D. Harpine
We Want Yer, Mckinley’: Epideictic Rhetoric In Songs From The 1896 Presidential Campaign, William D. Harpine
William D Harpine
No abstract provided.
Epideictic And Ethos In The Amarna Letters: The Withholding Of Argument, William D. Harpine
Epideictic And Ethos In The Amarna Letters: The Withholding Of Argument, William D. Harpine
William D Harpine
No abstract provided.
Universalism In Policy Debate: Utilitarianism, Stock Issues, And The Rhetorical Audience, William D. Harpine
Universalism In Policy Debate: Utilitarianism, Stock Issues, And The Rhetorical Audience, William D. Harpine
William D Harpine
No abstract provided.
What Do You Mean, Rhetoric Is Epistemic?, William D. Harpine
What Do You Mean, Rhetoric Is Epistemic?, William D. Harpine
William D Harpine
The thesis that rhetoric is epistemic has gained widespread acceptance and has influenced rhetorical theory. The thesis suggests that argumentative justification in rhetorical contexts is fundamentally epistemic. Unfortunately, however, much of the literature developing the thesis has employed vague or inconsistent definitions of key terms, resulting in theoretical errors and needless complications. This essay clarifies the definitions of “rhetoric,” “knowledge,” and “certainty,” showing how the notion that rhetoric is epistemic might be developed in a clearer and more useful way.