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Peer reviewedBenoit, William L. – Argumentation and Advocacy, 1989
Investigates the relationship between argumentation advanced by attorneys in four Supreme Court cases and the reasoning proffered by the Court in its decisions in those cases. Finds attorney argumentation sometimes irrelevant to the Court's reasoning and sometimes adopted by the Court. Offers a perspective on argumentation and decision making to…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Decision Making, Persuasive Discourse, Rhetorical Criticism
Peer reviewedBenoit, William L. – Communication Education, 1984
Sketches the life of Isocrates, the father of eloquence, and discusses his views on rhetorical education. (PD)
Descriptors: Biographies, Classical Literature, Educational Philosophy, Greek Literature
Peer reviewedBenoit, William L. – Rhetoric Society Quarterly, 1991
Compares the views of Isocrates and Plato on rhetoric and rhetorical education. Elucidates their criticisms of the sophists, their general assumptions about the nature and function of rhetoric, and their views on rhetorical education. (PRA)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Intellectual History, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism
Download full textBenoit, William L.; Moeder, Michael D. – 1989
An updated version of a bibliography which appeared in a 1982 edition of "Rhetoric Society Quarterly," this 132-item bibliography is divided into books and articles and book chapters. The selections date from 1933 through 1989. (NKA)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Public Speaking
Benoit, William L. – Southern Speech Communication Journal, 1982
Identifies nine rhetorical strategies in Nixon's public utterances on Watergate and traces their development through four phases. Examines polls which reveal that these strategies failed to stem the tide of negative opinion. (PD)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Ethics, Persuasive Discourse, Politics
Benoit, William L.; Moeder, Michael D. – 1989
An illustrative rather than an exhaustive bibliography on approaches to rhetorical criticism, this update of an earlier publication lists more than 150 selections. The bibliography is divided into sections on: (1) discussions of the Burkean approach; (2) applications of the Burkean approach; (3) discussions of the fantasy theme approach; (4)…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Mass Media
Benoit, William L. – 1984
Both rhetorical theorists and attitude change theorists agree that characteristics of the source of persuasive communication can improve the persuasiveness of that message. Writers from both perspectives have approached this notion from two divergent perspectives. Isocrates was concerned with the speaker's prior reputation, which is quite similar…
Descriptors: Classical Literature, Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Credibility
Peer reviewedDean, Kevin W.; Benoit, William L. – National Forensic Journal, 1984
Analyzes ballot comments of judges who were evaluating competitive rhetorical criticism events. Summarizes their comments to provide criteria for students competing in this speaking event. (PD)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Competition, Content Analysis, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedBenoit, William L.; Brinson, Susan L. – Communication Quarterly, 1994
Describes AT&T's long distance service interruption in New York on September 17, 1991, as a serious threat to its corporate image. Analyzes the advertising actions taken by AT&T to restore its image. Discusses three primary strategies developed in the advertising: mortification, plans for correction, and bolstering. (HB)
Descriptors: Advertising, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research, Discourse Analysis
