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Rhetorical criticism — is an approach to criticism that is at least as old as Plato. In the Phaedrus , Plato has Socrates examine a speech by Lysias to determine whether or not it is praiseworthy. Rhetorical criticism analyzes symbolic artifacts (including words,… … Wikipedia
rhetorical — rhetorical, grandiloquent, magniloquent, aureate, flowery, euphuistic, bombastic are comparable when they mean emphasizing style often at the expense of thought. Rhetorical describes a style, discourse, passage, phrase, or word which, however… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Rhetorical modes — (also known as modes of discourse) describe the variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of writing. Four of the most common rhetorical modes and their purpose are exposition, argumentation, description, and narration. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
rhetorical presentation — index discourse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
discourse — I noun address, allocution, argument, argumentation, commentary, conference, conlocutio, conloquium, conversation, declamation, dialogue, discussion, disquisition, dissertation, elucidation, exchange of views, excursus, exhortation, exposition,… … Law dictionary
Glossary of rhetorical terms — Rhetorical Theory is a subject rife with jargon and special terminology. This page explains commonly used rhetorical terms in alphabetical order. The brief definitions here are intended to serve as a quick reference rather than an in depth… … Wikipedia
Rhetorical question — A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question posed for its persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply.[1] Rhetorical questions encourage the listener to think about what the (often obvious) answer to the… … Wikipedia
Discourse relation — A discourse relation (or rhetorical relation) is a description of how two segments of discourse are logically connected to one another. One method of modeling discourse involves a set of concepts that constitute segmented discourse representation … Wikipedia
Discourse — For other uses, see Discourses (disambiguation). Sociology … Wikipedia
Rhetorical Structure Theory — Die Theorie rhetorischer Strukturen oder oft noch englisch Rhetorical Structure Theory ist eine Theorie zur Darstellung der rhetorischen Struktur in Texten. Sie wurde von William Mann, Sandra Thompson u. a. im Rahmen von Studien zur automatischen … Deutsch Wikipedia
