The Office of Assertion: An Art of Rhetoric for the Academic Essay

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Table o f Contents Preface..................................................................... \X Acknowledgments............................................... xm Chapter-Paragraph Outline ..........-.................. _.xv 1 Introduction: Rhetoric as the Liberal Art o f Sou]-Leading in Writing .......................1 2 Invention. The Discovery o f Arguments..... 15 3 Organization: The Desire for Design..... . 43 4 Style: Words and Sentences..... ................-.73 5 Re-Vision: Products and Processes............107 6 Conclusion: Rhetoric as the Office o f Assertion................................. 119 Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Student Essay: The Maturation ofTelemachos...............................125 Evaluation Standards for Essays .. 137 Peer-Review Form................ 139 Appendix 3 Works Cited.. 141

Author(s): Scott F. Crider
Publisher: ISI
Year: 2005

Language: English
Commentary: Pray the Rosary for the conversion of souls
City: Wilmington, Delaware
Tags: Writing, Rhetoric

Table o f Contents
Preface..................................................................... \X Acknowledgments............................................... xm Chapter-Paragraph Outline ..........-.................. _.xv
1 Introduction: Rhetoric as the Liberal Art
o f Sou]-Leading in Writing .......................1
2 Invention. The Discovery o f Arguments..... 15
3 Organization: The Desire for Design..... . 43
4 Style: Words and Sentences..... ................-.73
5 Re-Vision: Products and Processes............107
6 Conclusion: Rhetoric as the
Office o f Assertion................................. 119
Appendix 1 Appendix 2
Student Essay: The Maturation ofTelemachos...............................125
Evaluation Standards for Essays .. 137 Peer-Review Form................ 139
Appendix 3
Works Cited.. 141