Department/School of the Primary Author
Communication
Keywords
Classical rhetoric, technical communication, ethics, politics, rhetoric
DOI
10.15385/jch.2016.1.1.6
Abstract
This paper discusses the orator and the audience's roles in both Aristotle's rhetoric and contemporary rhetoric. Moreover, it argues that technical communicators should revive Aristotle's rhetoric because it allows them to take ownership of their work.
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© 2016 Ruth E. Towne. All rights reserved
Recommended Citation
Towne, Ruth E.
(2016)
"Aesop’s Trumpeter, Aristotle’s Orator, and the Technical Communicator,"
Channels: Where Disciplines Meet: Vol. 1:
No.
1, Article 6.
DOI: 10.15385/jch.2016.1.1.6
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/channels/vol1/iss1/6