Journal of Business and Technical Communication Jan 2004

Rhetorical Action in Professional Space

Michael J. Salvo Purdue University West Lafayette

Abstract

This article focuses on information architecture as a site for developing critical practice for technical communication. Such a focus suggests methods for rhetorical intervention aimed at democratizing the process of technocultural development. As a site of intervention, information architecture invites practitioners and academics to develop plans for action based on the analysis generated in descriptive research, completing the circuit from analysis to informed action.

Journal
Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published
2004-01-01
DOI
10.1177/1050651903258129
Open Access
Closed
Topics
technical communication

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