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Page iii
... means of formal communication , the term would come from reading or writing ; and it would not matter which , as each presupposes the other . But we care now nothing for the name except to insist , in obedience to the demands of both ...
... means of formal communication , the term would come from reading or writing ; and it would not matter which , as each presupposes the other . But we care now nothing for the name except to insist , in obedience to the demands of both ...
Page xi
... MEANS TO A WORTHY END CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS The Author or the Interpreter Himself A Sincere Purpose A Definite Purpose - THE THOUGHT IN DISCOURSE THE THEME THE DISCOURSE PROCESSES DESCRIPTION ATTRIBUTIVE DESCRIPTION By Attributes ...
... MEANS TO A WORTHY END CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS The Author or the Interpreter Himself A Sincere Purpose A Definite Purpose - THE THOUGHT IN DISCOURSE THE THEME THE DISCOURSE PROCESSES DESCRIPTION ATTRIBUTIVE DESCRIPTION By Attributes ...
Page 5
... means to effective utterance , in supplying the composer with all the possible ways of expression . Rhetoric selects out of the many forms the one which , under the circum- stances , will be most effective . While there are many ways of ...
... means to effective utterance , in supplying the composer with all the possible ways of expression . Rhetoric selects out of the many forms the one which , under the circum- stances , will be most effective . While there are many ways of ...
Page 8
... means . to the end , while the language is chiefly means to the ideas , and therefore indirect means to the purpose . Such , then , are the organic elements . Discourse can- not exist without either , nor unless they coƶperate in a ...
... means . to the end , while the language is chiefly means to the ideas , and therefore indirect means to the purpose . Such , then , are the organic elements . Discourse can- not exist without either , nor unless they coƶperate in a ...
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... in discourse . Thus appears the organizing principle of our science ; namely , the effective expression of thought in language to a definite , worthy aim , THE PURPOSE IN DISCOURSE . EFFICIENT MEANS TO A WORTHY 12 THE SCIENCE OF DISCOURSE .
... in discourse . Thus appears the organizing principle of our science ; namely , the effective expression of thought in language to a definite , worthy aim , THE PURPOSE IN DISCOURSE . EFFICIENT MEANS TO A WORTHY 12 THE SCIENCE OF DISCOURSE .
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