1969The Southern Speech JournalRequires access

Method in rhetorical criticism

Walter R. Fisher

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Abstract

The search for method in rhetorical criticism has been hampered by a desire to isolate a unique approach to the assessment of rhetorical discourse and an assumption that one could usefully select a method suitable for the analysis and evaluation of any instance of rhetorical discourse.

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The search for method in rhetorical criticism has been hampered by a desire to isolate a unique approach to the assessment of rhetorical discourse and an assumption that one could usefully select a method suitable for the analysis and evaluation of any instance of rhetorical discourse.

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The search for method in rhetorical criticism has been hampered by a desire to isolate a unique approach to the assessment of rhetorical discourse and an assumption that one could usefully select a method suitable for the analysis and evaluation of any instance of rhetorical discourse.

Key concepts: Rhetorical question, Rhetorical criticism, Criticism, Rhetorical device, Rhetoric, Linguistics, Epistemology, Sociology

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