Did You Know You're a Rhetorican?
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Date
2003
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Cole, Kristin
Mendelsohn, Sue
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Using rhetoric in writing consultations may leave consultants feeling like
Dorothy lost in the Land of Oz. Before we study rhetoric, its foreign terms and
fancy theorists -- kairos and Toulmin and ethos, oh my! -- lurk in a dark forest.
Evil witches and monkeys jump out, blocking our paths home to the more
familiar territory of the English major: discussing the writing process and flow,
organization and transitions. If you’ve never explored the Land of Rhetoric
before, join me for a stroll down the Yellow Brick Road. While our walk may feel
new and frightening at first, like Dorothy, you’ll find your way back home, wiser
for having undertaken the journey.