Rhetorical style
Subtitle: the uses of language in persuasion
By: Jeanne Fahnestock
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 449
ISBN-13: 9780199764129; 9780199764112
Subjects: Persuasion (Rhetoric); Rhetoric; Style; English language
Description: A comprehensive guide to the language of argument, Rhetorical Style offers a renewed appreciation of the persuasive power of the English language. Drawing on key texts from the rhetorical tradition, as well as on newer approaches from linguistics and literary stylistics, Fahnestock demonstrates how word choice, sentence form, and passage construction can combine to create effective spoken and written arguments. With examples from political speeches, non-fiction works, and newspaper reports, Rhetorical Style surveys the arguer's options at the word, sentence, interactive, and passage levels, and illustrates the enduring usefulness of rhetorical stylistics in analyzing and constructing arguments. -- Book Description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-434) and index.