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A definition of rhetoric

A modest but pragmatic, easy-to-hang-onto definition of rhetoric from Stoner and Perkins:

The art and science of creating and analyzing "messages that rely on verbal and nonverbal symbols that more or less intentionally influence social attitudes, values, beliefs, and actions." (6)

Describing

Situation

occasion
exigence
the type of discourse: forensic, deliberative, epideictic
forum and genre
cultural and historical context
presuppositions of shared ways of thinking

Message

page layout
page flow
text flow
navigation
text

paragraphs
sentences
register

Elements of Electronic Rhetoric

ENGL 3179/5179 Spring 2015

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Older announcements are on the CourseSyllabus page.

We'll start the class on Weds, 14 Jan, when I'll post materials and exercises for the first week. Expect to post your work to the wiki by Sunday evenings for feedback on Monday or Wednesdays. New material will appear on Wednesdays.

For the week of 14 Jan - 21 Jan

CharacteristicsOfRhetoric - for week 1.

Update 21 Jan 2015. : I've added some notes to Brad's work with StonerChap1BT, and will add notes to Christine's when she posts them. Everyone should have a look at the notes on each other's page - and add responses and more notes as appropriate. WikiPages are living documents, with constant changes and additions.
Suggestions: Click the RecentChanges navigation link at the top of the page to see what's been updated recently.
I'll post my notes on the exercise overall when Christine's material comes in.

In the meantime, ...

For the week of 21 Jan- 28 Jan

Part 1: by Saturday, please.

You might have read chap 2 already: That's fine. But if you haven't read chap 2, do the BalconyViewExercise (30 minutes or so) before you read it.
After you do the exercise, go on to read S&P Chap 2 or review it (1 hr).
After you read chap 2, go back to your work with the BalconyViewExercise and consider, in some notes at the bottom of the page, where you took a critical stance in your work with this exercise, and where you took the other stances S&P consider. Make this a short reflection on what features in your description of the event characterizes the critical stance. (30 mins)

Part 2: Wed 28 Jan

Read Chap 3. More to come...

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Participants

On Deck

HandlistOfERhetoric - draft
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