Classical rhetoric for the modern student / Edward P. J. Corbett, Robert J. Connors.

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Widely used in advanced composition and writing courses, Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student discusses the three vital components of classical rhetoric--argument, arrangement, and style--bringing these elements to life and demonstrating their effective use in yesterday's and today's writing. Presenting its subject in five parts, the text provides grounding in the elements and applications of classical rhetoric; the strategies and tactics of argumentation; the effective presentation and organization of discourses; the development of power, grace, and felicity in expression; and the history of rhetorical principles. Numerous examples of classic and contemporary rhetoric, from paragraphs to complete essays, appear throughout the book, many followed by detailed analyses. The fourth edition of Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student features a new section on the Progymnasmata (classical composition exercises), a new analysis of a color advertisement in the Introduction, an updated survey of the history of rhetoric, and an updated section on "External Aids to Invention."

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• Preface
• I Introduction
• Rhetorical Analysis of a Magazine Ad
• Homer, " The Envoys Plead with Achilles"
• Analysis of "The Envoys Plead with Achilles"
• A Brief Explanation of Classical Rhetoric
• The Five Canons of Rhetoric
• The Three Kinds of Persuasive Discourse
• The Relevance and Importance of Rhetoric for Our Times
• II Discovery of Arguments
• Formulating a Thesis
• The Three Modes of Persuasion
• The Appeal to Reason
• Principles of Definition
• Other Methods of Definition
• The Syllogism
• The Enthymeme
• The Example
• The Fallacies
• The Ethical Appeal
• The Emotional Appeal
• The Topics
• The Common Topics
• Special Topics
• "Looking for an Argument"
• "A Plan for Teaching Rhetorical Invention"
• External Aids to Invention
• Biography
• Books of Quotations and Concordances
• Biblical Concordances
• Indexes to Periodicals
• Other Periodical Indexes
• Handbooks
• Dictionaries
• Other Specialized Dictionaries
• Bibliographies
• Some Bibliographical Guides to Various Disciplines
• Annual Bibliographies
• Syntopicon
• An Illustration of the Use of the Search Strategy
• Readings
• "The Obligation to Endure"
• Topical Analysis of Rachel Carson's "The Obligation to Endure"
• Socrates' Apology
• Analysis of the Topics in "Socrates' Apology"
• Obituary for Katharine Sergeant White
• An Analysis of the Topics in Katherine Sergeant White's Obituary
• "The Federalist, No. 10"
• "The Argument of Madison's 'Federalist, #10'"
• "Letter to a Noble Lord"
• "Science and Culture"
• "Literature and Science"
• III Arrangement of Material
• The Parts of a Discourse
• Introduction
• Statement of Fact
• Confirmation
• Refutation
• Conclusion
• Concluding Remarks on Arrangement
• Readings
• "Planet of the Year"
• Analysis of the Arrangement in Thomas A. Sancton's "Planet of the Year"
• "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
• Analysis of the Arrangements of "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
• Henry David Thoreau: "Civil Disobedience"
• IV Style
• Grammatical Competence
• Choice of Diction
• An Adequate Vocabulary
• Purity, Propriety, and Precision of Diction
• Composition of the Sentence
• Study of Style
• Kind of Diction
• Length of Sentences
• Kinds of Sentences
• Variety of Sentence Patterns
• Sentence Euphony
• Articulation of Sentences
• Figures of Speech
• Paragraphing
• A Student Report on a Study of Style
• Figures of Speech
• The Schemes
• The Tropes
• Concluding Remarks on the Figures of Speech
• Imitation
• Testimonies about the Value of Imitation
• Rollo Walter Brown: "How the French Boy Learns to Write
• Exercises in Imitation
• Readings
• "Critical Examination of the Style of Mr. Addison in No. 411 of The Spectator
• "Inaugural Address"
• The Editors of The New Yorker: "John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address"
• Analysis of the Style of John F. Kennedy's "I

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