Classical rhetoric and the teaching of technical writing

John Frederick Reynolds Old Dominion University

Abstract

Classical rhetoric's ability to inform and empower the teaching of technical writing has been for the most part ignored in technical writing textbooks. This absence is curious, given the enormous body of scholarly material affirming classical rhetoric's usefulness for that purpose. While teachers wait for textbooks with explicitly classical roots, three key concepts can provide the basic framework for incorporating classical rhetorical theory into contemporary technical writing studies.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
1992-03-01
DOI
10.1080/10572259209359499
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