Writing Public Lives from Personal Interests to Public Rhetoric

by Christopher Minnix

Book Overview

The same tools that we have used to analyze rhetorical texts and controversial issues can be used to size up the public audiences of our own writing. What do you want your writing to persuade your audience to do, think, feel, or say about your issue? When we analyze the purpose of our public arguments, we often have to analyze the possibilities of persuasion. This means thinking through the types of audiences we might persuade to consider our position...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738049417
• ISBN13: 9780738049410
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Hayden-McNeil Publishing, Incorporated
• Length: 542 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.