Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ569883
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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A Longinian Concept and Methodology for Technical Communication.
Todd, Jeff
Technical Communication Quarterly, v7 n2 p175-95 Spr 1998
States that rhetorician Longinus advises writers to "transport" their readers by aligning readers' perspective with the writer's--methods for transport are five "fountains": high thought, emotional appeals, figures of speech, notable language, and arrangement. Develops a Longinian concept and methodology for technical communication. Applies this to two technical texts. Shows how technical writers achieve transport with stylistic elements. (PA)
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Technical Writing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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