Seduction, Sophistry, and the Woman with the Rhetorical Figure |
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| Author:
| Ballif, Michelle |
| Series title: | Rhetorical Philosophy and Theory Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8093-2333-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2000 |
| Publisher: | Southern Illinois University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $53.00 |
Book Description:
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The rhetorical tradition, Michelle Ballif asserts, is based on the systematic exclusion of sophistry. In keeping with Aristotle's prescription, rhetoric continues to be a counterpart to dialect, a handmaiden to the pursuit of truth, even if that truth is merely probable.
The rhetorical tradition, Michelle Ballif asserts, is based on the systematic exclusion of sophistry. In keeping with Aristotle's prescription, rhetoric continues to be a counterpart to dialect, a handmaiden to the pursuit of truth, even if that truth is merely probable.