Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition

Modern rhetoric is a vital tool Rhetoric the strategic presentation of ideas and choice of language informs all writing speaking thinking and learning. It provides the guiding principles and practical framework for effective written and spoken communication. Modern rhetoric can help fight the current literacy crisis in our schools--it is a vital tool for teaching students to write logically and persuasively. Alphabetically arranged This alphabetically-arranged reference guide surveys the field covering rhetoric's principles concepts applications practical tools and major thinkers. Rhetoric is increasingly studied in the context of other disciplines such as anthropology linguistics philosophy psychology and pedagogy because its well-established rules and time-honored methods are useful for developing modern communications and writing skills. Draws on expertise of 288 contributors Drawing on the scholarship and expertise of 288 contributors the Encyclopedia presents a long-needed overview of rhetoric and its role in contemporary education and communications discusses rhetoric's contributions to various fields surveys the applications of this versatile discipline to the teaching of English and language arts and illustrates its usefulness in all kinds of discourse argument and exchange of ideas. The coverage has been tailored to meet the needs of American teachers and students. Each entry followed by a bibliography Following each entry is a bibliography of key texts and recommended reading. Cross-references a comprehensive index and a list of entries and contributors make this unique reference work easy to use. The Encyclopedia's 467 entries take four forms: brief identification of figure term or concept (Hugh Blair commonplaces kairos) * elaborate notes (exposition hermeneutics Nietzsche) * essays that explore a subject in depth (Aristotle ethos feminist rhetoric) * extended articles that illuminate rhetoric's art and methodology (argument composition studies invention) Distinguished Advisory Board: Carroll C. Arnold Emeritus Pennsylvania State University * Patricia Bizzell Department of English College of the Holy Cross * Ernest G. Bormann Department of Speech-Communication University of Minnesota * Stuart C. Brown Department of English New Mexico State University * Edward P.J. Corbett Emeritus Department of English Ohio State University * Frank J. D'Angelo Department of English Arizona State University * Richard Leo Enos Department of English Texas Christian University * Bruce E. Gronbeck Department of Communication Studies University of Iowa * Bruce Herzberg Department of English Bentley College * Winifred Bryan Horner Emerita Department of English Texas Christian University * Richard L. Johannesen Department of Communication Studies Northern Illinois University * Henry W. Johnstone Jr. Department of Philosophy Pennsylvania State University * James Kinneavy Department of English University of Texas at Austin * Janice M. Lauer Department of English Purdue University * Andrea A. Lunsford Department of English Ohio State University * James J. Murphy Department of Rhetoric University of California Davis * Muriel Saville-Troike Department of English University of Arizona * Robert L. Scott Department of Speech-Communication University of Minnesota * Kathleen E. Welch Department of English University of Oklahoma * W. Ross Winterowd Department of Rhetoric Linguistics and Literature University of Southern California * Richard Young Department of English Carnegie Mellon University