"I Knew There Was Something Wrong with That Paper": Scientific Rhetorical Styles and Scientific Misunderstandings

Technical Communication Quarterly Jul 2005

"I Knew There Was Something Wrong with That Paper": Scientific Rhetorical Styles and Scientific Misunderstandings

Carol Reeves Butler University

Abstract

This selection unpacks scientific prose and claim substantiation for Nobel Prize winner, Stan Prusiner, in the transmissible spongiform encephlopathies field (i.e., mad cow disease). Applying linguistic strategies such as M. A. K. Halliday's "favorite clause type," the author examines argumentative strategies in dense scientific prose both in bold and cautious rhetorical styles and invented lexical changes in new scientific development.

Journal: Technical Communication Quarterly
Published: 2005-07-01
DOI: 10.1207/s15427625tcq1403_4
Open Access: Closed
Topics: voice and style

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