Graff and Leff – Revisionist Historiography and Rhetorical Tradition(s)

Graff and Leff. “Revisionist Historiography and Rhetorical Tradition(s)” Graff and Leff’s article draws attention to the fact that histories of rhetoric are, at their core, really rhetorical histories; as such, it’s important to recognize the multiplicity of rhetorical histories, their social embededness, and their convergences/divergences across space-time.  Yet, as the authors note, recognizing the plurality of rhetorical histories also... Read More

Lauer – Invention in Rhetoric and Composition

Lauer, Janice.  Invention in Rhetoric and Composition.  West Lafayette: Parlor Press, 2004. Print. Chapter 1 – Introduction and Overview:  L. notes in the introduction the focus of the book and then continues to define invention a couple of different ways: as a solution to the “problem of finding subjects to write about and of developing these subjects” as well as something that “provides guidance in how to begin writing, to explore... Read More