College Composition and Communication Dec 2016

The Physical Mundane as Topos: Walking/Dwelling/Using as Rhetorical Invention

Jeffrey A. Bacha

Abstract

Borrowing from rhetorically based theories of usability, this article offers an invention tactic designed to help students understand how mundane features of everyday dwelling places have significant impacts on their educational experiences. Additionally, the offered tactic helps students understand how to craft rhetorical critiques in contexts inside and outside academia.

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College Composition and Communication
Published
2016-12-01
DOI
10.58680/ccc201628881
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