Tropics of Invention

Frank J. D’Angelo Arizona State University

Abstract

Some approaches to invention use a version of the classical topoi as a conceptual framework for rhetorical invention. Because of the close relationship that exists between the topoi and figurative language, this article theorizes that the four master tropes can provide a conceptual framework not only for rhetorical invention, but also as principles of selection for constructing entire discourses.

Journal
Rhetoric Review
Published
2017-07-03
DOI
10.1080/07350198.2017.1318252
Open Access
Closed

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