Written Communication Jan 1985

The Rhetoric of Explanation

ROBERT J. CONNORS

Abstract

Most rhetorical history has concerned itself with the theory of argumentation discourse as it developed from classical to modern times. This article traces a parallel but much less investigated strand of rhetorical history: the theory and practice of explanation. The slow growth of a body of knowledge about how information could best be communicated without necessary reference to overt persuasion is followed from Henry Day's Art of Rhetoric through contemporary explanatory rhetoric.

Journal
Written Communication
Published
1985-01-01
DOI
10.1177/0741088385002001004
Topics
archival research multimodality race and writing argument

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (5)

  1. Chambliss et al. (2003)
    Fourth Graders Composing Scientific Explanations About the Effects of Pollutants
    Written Communication
  2. Flannery (1995)
    The challenge of access: Rethinking Alexander Bain's reformist pedagogy
    Rhetoric Review
  3. ROWAN (1990)
    Cognitive Correlates of Explanatory Writing Skill
    Written Communication
  4. DiPARDO (1990)
    Narrative Knowers, Expository Knowledge
    Written Communication
  5. ROWAN (1988)
    A Contemporary Theory of Explanatory Writing
    Written Communication

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