Rhetoric Society Quarterly Jan 2009

A Review of:Rhetorical Refusals: Defying Audiences' Expectations, by John Schilb: Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2007. ix+205 pp.

Janice W. Fernheimer Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Abstract

In the spirit of the book's title, I admit I was tempted to begin this review with a refusal of my own. As I sat at my desk, I pondered in what ways might I successfully break the conventions of th...

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Rhetoric Society Quarterly
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2009-01-20
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10.1080/02773940802631398
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  1. 10.1080/00335638709383799
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  2. Gregg Richard B. (1971)
    Philosophy and Rhetoric
  3. Perelman Chaim (1969)
    The New Rhetoric: A Treatise on Argumentation
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