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The Elements of Rhetoric

How to Write and Speak Clearly and Persuasively: A Guide for Students, Teachers, Politicians & Preachers

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The Elements of Rhetoric

By: Ryan N.S. Topping
Narrated by: Connor Brannigan
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The Elements of Rhetoric offers a concise, comprehensive course in the rules for making your point stick. With copious examples from such masters of language as Cicero, Augustine, Shakespeare, Erasmus, Lincoln, Dickens, Newman, Chesterton, and Lewis, you will discover the 26 rules of persuasion and learn to apply them.

Among the Elements you’ll find:

  • The three modes of persuasion
  • How to structure an academic essay
  • How to spot and avoid logical fallacies
  • How to compose with literary figures
  • Practical tips for improving speed in composition
  • A study guide with exercises

This is the essential guide to persuasive writing and speaking, in the tradition of Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style.

©2016 Angelico Press (P)2022 Angelico Press Communication & Social Skills Personal Development Words, Language & Grammar
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This book has a great outline to help refresh the writer or speaker inside of us. I will use this knowledge to sharpen my skills in speaking.

Refreshing

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This book is great for those who want to improve their public speaking skills. I highly recommend it to students and teachers in all fields because public speaking is an important skill to master.

The brevity and conciseness of the the book while covering the topic quite fairly.

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The Author and publisher are clearly attempting to piggy back off of the weight of Elements of Style. They’re making a blatant attempt to pull people looking for critical analysis, and instead feed them right-wing political agenda.

A thinly veiled attempt

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A book on rhetoric catering to young Republicans. The author's political opinions and diatribes predominate and distract from the instruction.

Author cannot help himself

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