Appeals in Modern Rhetoric: An Ordinary Language Approach

by M. Jimmie Killingsworth

Book Overview

Appeals in Modern Rhetoric: An Ordinary-Language Approach introduces students to current issues in rhetorical theory through an extended treatment of the rhetorical appeal, a frequently used but rarely discussed concept at the core of rhetorical analysis and criticism. Shunning the standard Aristotelian approach that treats ethos, pathos, and logos as modes of appeal, M. Jimmie Killingsworth uses common, accessible language to explain the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809326639
• ISBN13: 9780809326631
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"