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ERIC Number: EJ538928
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0994
The Public Value of Epideictic Rhetoric.
Sheard, Cynthia Miecznikowski
College English, v58 n7 p765-94 Nov 1996
Explains that epideictic rhetoric is one of identification and conformity in its effort to confirm and promote adherence to the commonly held values of a community with the goal of sustaining that community. Argues that students at all levels of literacy development need to be taught to appreciate epideictic rhetoric. (TB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Literacy, Reading Instruction, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Theory, Student Needs
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Epideictic Rhetoric