Rhetoric

=media type="youtube" key="_yYDzLUH1NE" width="560" height="315"= =Rhetoric= Defined:  The art of using language effectively so as to persuade or influence others, esp. the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques to this end; the study of principles and rules to be followed by a speaker or writer striving for eloquence, esp. as formulated by ancient Greek and Roman writers. (Source: Oxford English Dictionary)

=Rhetoric, Critical Thinking & Logic= Books:
 * 808 ARI Rhetoric, Aristotle
 *  808.042 FOR The Elements of Eloquence: secrets of the perfect turn of phrase, Mark Forsyth
 * 160 DIC How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass: a critical thinker's guide to asking the right questions, Christopher DiCarlo
 * 101 BAG The Philosopher's Toolkit, Julian Baggini

=Debating= Books:
 * 808.042 MCB If they can argue well, they can write well : using classroom debate to help students think critically, research and evaluate Internet sources, and write and speak agumentatively
 * 808.5 ORR Extraordinary Debates, Tamra B. Orr

Speech Writing & Delivery
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Websites: Institute for Writing and Rhetoric: Logic and Argument

=Narrative & Comedy Writing= Books
 * 791.44 ABE Out on the Wire: the storytelling secrets of the new masters of radio, Jessica Abel (GN)
 * 808.3 HOD A passion for narrative : a guide for writing fiction (ESSAYS)
 * 070.43 TEL Telling true stories : a nonfiction writers' guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University
 * 808.042 CLA Writing tools : 50 essential strategies for every writer (NF)

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