Rhetorical Theory

._dayton_activity_theory by Geoff Sauer — last modified 2004-08-26 05:16 AM

 

Activity Theory by Geoff Sauer — last modified 2004-08-30 11:41 AM

A set of basic principles which constitute a general conceptual system which can be used as a foundation for more specific theories.

Argumentation on the Web: Challenging Traditional Notions of Communication by Geoff Sauer — last modified 2004-09-03 02:49 AM

A hypertext MA thesis, presented in short pages with many branching options.

Actor-Network Theory by Geoff Sauer — last modified 2004-08-27 07:10 PM

ANT is concerned with the political and rhetorical.

Enthymemes by Geoff Sauer — last modified 2004-09-07 04:37 AM

Works that study 'because' clauses attached to claims as an incomplete logical structures.

Pragmatism by Geoff Sauer — last modified 2004-08-29 05:59 PM

An American tradition based on the writings of William James and John Dewey.

Hermeneutics by Geoff Sauer — last modified 2004-08-27 07:14 PM

The study of meaning inside communicative acts.

Modern Rhetorical Theory Links by Geoff Sauer — last modified 2004-08-25 11:26 PM

A collection of links in modern rhetorical theory.

The Immediacy of Rhetoric: Definitions, Illustrations, and Implications by Geoff Sauer — last modified 2004-08-27 07:18 PM

An history of the role of kairos and context in rhetoric.

Speech Act Theory by Geoff Sauer — last modified 2004-08-29 06:00 PM

A framework for studying all acts of communication, based on Searle's theory of the speech act.

Visual Metaphor, Cultural Knowledge, and the New Rhetoric by admin — last modified 2004-08-30 11:45 AM

Teachers need to be aware of the distinction between verbal and visual metaphors if they are to understand better how Indigenous people learn.

What Hath Bakhtin Wrought? Toward a Unified Theory of Literature and Composition by Geoff Sauer — last modified 2004-08-26 03:45 AM

The growing influence of critical theory in English studies has produced a host of difficult and confusing ideas about philosophy of language as applied to written texts.

Tropes by Geoff Sauer — last modified 2004-09-07 05:39 AM

Works about the role of figures of speech in argument and persuasion.