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Peer reviewedPerdue, Virginia – Rhetoric Review, 1990
Considers Richard Ohmann's argument that composition texts which instruct students to emphasize concrete details over abstract concepts encourage conformity with the dominant order. Suggests that Ohmann failed to consider the effects of teachers' and students' viewpoints. Cites methods that encourage students to use detail as a device of broader…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Critical Thinking, Educational Philosophy, Freshman Composition
