03811nam 2200673Ia 450 991079173320332120230725021508.01-280-69680-X97866136737630-8093-8612-7(CKB)2560000000082878(EBL)1354442(OCoLC)810039582(SSID)ssj0000676269(PQKBManifestationID)11415698(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000676269(PQKBWorkID)10689195(PQKB)11163177(MiAaPQ)EBC1354442(OCoLC)794701265(MdBmJHUP)muse3534(Au-PeEL)EBL1354442(CaPaEBR)ebr10575408(CaONFJC)MIL367376(EXLCZ)99256000000008287820100423e20101963 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrElements of rhetoric[electronic resource] comprising an analysis of the laws of moral evidence and of persuasion, with rules for argumentative composition and elocution /by Richard Whately ; edited by Douglas Ehninger ; foreword by David PotterPaperback ed.Carbondale, Ill. Southern Illinois University Pressc20101 online resource (528 p.)Landmarks in rhetoric and public addressOriginally published: 1963.0-8093-0101-6 0-8093-2974-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Book Title; Copyright Page; Foreword; Contents; Editor's Introduction; Preface; Introduction; Part I - Of the Invention, Arrangement, and Introduction of Propositions and Arguments; Chap. I. - Of Propositions; Chap. II. - Of Arguments; Chap. III - Of the various use and order of the several kinds of Propositions and of Arguments in different cases; Chap. IV. - Of Introductions and Conclusions; Part II - Of Persuasion; Chap. I. - Introductory; Chap. II. - Of the conduct of any address to the Feelings, generallyChap. III. - Of the favourable or unfavourable disposition of the hearers towards the Soeaker or his opponentPart III - Of Style; Chap. I. - Of Perspicuity; Chap. II. - Of Energy; Chap. III. - Of Elegance; Part IV - Of Elocution; Chap. I. - General Considerations relative to Elocution; Chap. II. - Artificial and Natural Methods compared; Chap. III. - Considerations arising from the Differences between Reading and Speaking; Chap. IV. - Practical Deductions from the foregoing views; Appendix; Index; Also in the Landmarks in Rheoric and Public Address series; Back CoverDirect, comprehensive, well organized, simple in statement, Elements of Rhetoric is in all respects well fitted to fulfill its assigned role as a textbook. The remarks on practical problems and the examples and analogies confirm contemporary reports that Whately was himself a talented and stimulating teacher. The modern field of speech was born near the beginning of the twentieth century, some seventy years after Whately wrote. But influential leaders in the new field endorsed Whately's judgments, and courses and textbooks in public address have remained stLandmarks in rhetoric and public address.RhetoricEnglish language19th centuryRhetoricRhetoric.English languageRhetoric.808Whately Richard1787-1863.134163Ehninger Douglas1561617Potter David1915-1561618MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791733203321Elements of rhetoric3828538UNINA