Teaching Rhetorical Values and the Question of Student Autonomy.

Lynch, Dennis A.

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ERIC Number: EJ504908

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Publication Date: 1995

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Teaching Rhetorical Values and the Question of Student Autonomy.

Lynch, Dennis A.

Rhetoric Review, v13 n2 p350-70 Spr 1995

Claims that the field of rhetoric and composition is currently embroiled in a debate regarding the question of politics in the English classroom. Outlines the current debate and provides analysis. Makes suggestions for teaching rhetorical values by discussing the historical tradition of rhetoric and ethics. (HB)

Descriptors: College English, English Instruction, Ethics, Higher Education, Moral Values, Politics of Education, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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