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Download full textHosman, Lawrence A. – 1977
The belief that science attempts to objectively depict reality is based on a positivist philosophy which is currently considered a discredited theory. This essay advances the argument that science can be considered a rhetorical enterprise; that is, that scientists attempt to influence one another's beliefs concerning the acceptability of theories…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Discourse Analysis, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism
Silk, Christine Murphy – 1995
Over the last 3 decades or so, English and its related disciplines of Rhetoric and Composition have adopted new tools of research--tools other than the traditional ones of narrative and description. These other tools are empirical or scientific, those that are common to the social sciences, including experiments, case studies, surveys, and…
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, Discourse Analysis, Ethnography, Expository Writing
