Rhetoric of Science: Enriching the Discipline

Abstract

The author discusses how pursuing a rhetoric of science has consequences for both our understanding of science and our practice of rhetorical analysis. From a rhetorical perspective, science becomes a persuasive enterprise continuous with other persuasive practices in a culture. And rhetoric itself requires enrichment in three areas to become a better instrument of analysis for scientific texts; it needs to incorporate early modern dialectic, a more flexible stylistics, and an appreciation of the role of visualization in scientific argument.

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Technical Communication Quarterly
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2005-07-01
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10.1207/s15427625tcq1403_5
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  1. Rhetoric Society Quarterly
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