Rhetoric as Social Act: Cicero and the Technical Writing Model

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Oct 1992

Rhetoric as Social Act: Cicero and the Technical Writing Model

Robert E. Smith Auburn University

Abstract

In recent years, a new pedagogical model has arisen in the teaching of technical writing, one of “technical writing as enculturation.” A close examination of this model reveals not only its relation to the workaday world of modern technology but also its roots in classical, especially Ciceronian, rhetoric. Our awareness that the model is both modern and classical may, in fact, enable us to carry its amplification and refinement even further.

Journal: Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published: 1992-10-01
DOI: 10.2190/llv6-yv9p-f0f8-d8n0
Open Access: Closed
Topics: rhetorical theory multimodality technical communication

Citation Context

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