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A Mini-Course In Rhetoric For Writers. Concept 2.9: Imitation And Emulation With An Eye On Competition
Concept 2.9. Imitation and emulation with an eye on competition. The ancient Greek teacher Longinus is among the first thinkers to address what would become a recurrent theme in the history of writing, and most especially, literary criticism: the sublime … Continue reading
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A Mini-Course In Rhetoric For Writers. Concept 2.8: Selection And Editing
I’ve decided to attempt the first draft of a college-level textbook, writing it directly into my blog, bit by bit. Feedback and recommendations in the thread comments are welcome, either encouraging or critical. The first chapter is a mini-course in … Continue reading
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A Mini-Course In Rhetoric For Writers. Concept 2.7: Audience And Rhetorical Strategy
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A Mini-Course In Rhetoric For Writers. Concept 2.6: Moving From First Sentence To Thesis
I’ve decided to attempt the first draft of a college-level textbook, writing it directly into my blog, bit by bit. Feedback and recommendations in the thread comments are welcome, either encouraging or critical. The first chapter is a mini-course in … Continue reading
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A Mini-Course in Critical Thinking For Writers. Concept 1.16: Thinking Critically About Beauty, Art, And Literature
I’ve decided to attempt the first draft of a college-level textbook, writing it directly into my blog, bit by bit. Feedback and recommendations in the thread comments are welcome, either encouraging or critical. The first chapter is a mini-course in … Continue reading
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A Mini-Course In Critical Thinking For Writers. Concept 1.15: Know Where You’re Entering The Intellectual Conversation
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A Mini-Course In Critical Thinking For Writers. Concept 1.13: The Committed Writer
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A Mini-Course In Critical Thinking For Writers. Concept 1.14: Binomial Definition
I’ve decided to attempt the first draft of a college-level textbook, writing it directly into my blog, bit by bit. Feedback and recommendations in the thread comments are welcome, either encouraging or critical. The first chapter is a mini-course in … Continue reading
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A Mini-Course In Critical Thinking For Writers. Concept 1.12: The Spell-Casting Mystifier
I’ve decided to attempt the first draft of a college-level textbook, writing it directly into my blog, bit by bit. Feedback and recommendations in the thread comments are welcome, either encouraging or critical. The first chapter is a mini-course in … Continue reading
A Mini-Course In Critical Thinking For Writers. Concept 1.11: The Writerly Persona Of The Critical Thinker
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A Mini-Course In Rhetoric For Writers. Concept 2.5: Genre
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A Mini-Course In Rhetoric For Writers. Concept 2.4: Thesis
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A Mini-Course In Rhetoric For Writers. Concept 2.3: Rhetoric Is Sexy
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A Mini-Course In Rhetoric For Writers. Concept 2.2: Getting To Yes Is The Goal Of Rhetoric
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A Mini-Course In Rhetoric For Writers. Concept 2.1: Rhetoric Is The Music Of You, Sent To Others (Ethos, Logos, Pathos)
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A Mini-Course in Critical Thinking For Writers. Concept 1.10: Skepticism
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A Mini-Course in Critical Thinking For Writers. Concept 1.9: Moving From Innocence To Experience
I thought I would attempt the first draft of a college-level textbook, writing it directly into my blog, bit by bit. Feedback and recommendations in the thread comments are welcome, either encouraging or critical. The first chapter would be a … Continue reading
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A Mini-Course In Critical Thinking For Writers. Concept 1.8: Scientific Method
I thought I would attempt the first draft of a college-level textbook, writing it directly into my blog, bit by bit. Feedback and recommendations in the thread comments are welcome, either encouraging or critical. The first chapter would be a … Continue reading
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A Mini-Course In Critical Thinking For Writers. Concept 1.7: Distinguishing Best Explanation From Ad Hoc Explanation
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A Mini-Course In Critical Thinking For Writers. Concept 1.6: Distinguishing The Logically Possible From The Actual
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