Ebook: The Office of Assertion: An Art of Rhetoric for the Academic Essay

Table o f Contents
Preface..................................................................... X Acknowledgments............................................... xm Chapter-Paragraph Outline ..........-.................. _.xv
1 Introduction: Rhetoric as the Liberal Art
o f Sou]-Leading in Writing .......................1
2 Invention. The Discovery o f Arguments..... 15
3 Organization: The Desire for Design..... . 43
4 Style: Words and Sentences..... ................-.73
5 Re-Vision: Products and Processes............107
6 Conclusion: Rhetoric as the
Office o f Assertion................................. 119
Appendix 1 Appendix 2
Student Essay: The Maturation ofTelemachos...............................125
Evaluation Standards for Essays .. 137 Peer-Review Form................ 139
Appendix 3
Works Cited.. 141