Rhetoric and Educational Discourse: Persuasive Texts

by Richard G. Edwards, Nicky Solomon, Katherine Nicoll

Educational policy is often dismissed as simply rhetoric and a collection of half truths. However, this is to underestimate the power of rhetoric and the ways in which rhetorical strategies are integral to persuasive acts. Through a series of illustrative chapters, this book argues that rather than something to be dismissed, rhetorical analysis offers a rich and deep arena in which to explore and examine educational issues and practices. It adopts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415296706
• ISBN13: 9780415296700
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"