Examines Plato's two dailogues, the Gorgias and the Phaedrus, in an attempt to clarify the relations between rhetoric and philosophy with reference to classical antiquity. (MH)

Presents and defends the thesis that it is analogy which provides justification for any logic, and for any argument to the extent that it depends on logic for justification. Analogy acquires inept support from logic, but logic acquires adroit support from analogy. (JMF)

Draws a connection between Gallie's essentially contested concepts and Aristotle's account of rhetorical argument by presenting a definition of Essentially Contested Argument which is used as the connecting term between rhetoric and essentially contested concepts and by demonstrating the value of making this connection. (JF)

A passage from Aristotle is discussed and interpreted. Rhetoric represents truth and justice in any situation for the auditor through the use of language. The usefulness of rhetoric lies in its ability to assure an adequate and competent articulation of truth and justice. (JF)

Explores the concept and uses of analogy from the rhetorical perspective, determining rhetorical functions which the analogy may serve and the adequacy with which those functions are performed. (JMF)

Offers a definition of generic criticism for discriminating among different approaches to the classificatory study of public rhetoric. Focusses on one approach to generic criticism which centers on the situational nature of rhetoric, providing a method for that approach; and identifies the three operations for the study of rhetorical genre. (JMF)

Discusses the best known modern theory of argumentation, that of Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca, which follows from classical rhetoric and contains a monological view of argumentation, concentrating on effectiveness with a passive audience. Argues that it is at least a partially incorrect interpretation of the classical rhetorical theory of…

Explains Genette's concept of rhetoric as a treatise on figures and his argument that rhetoric has been restrained and gradually subsumed by the metaphor, the master trope. (SRT)

An alternative conception to the idea that the audience determines the nature of a speech. (CH)

Presents a redefinition of the concept of ethical appeal as an appeal that asks an audience for full and careful appraisal of both the meaning and the intent of what is being said. The audience must determine for itself whether or not the appeal should be accepted or rejected. (JMF)

A proposal for the understanding of rhetorical theory in symbolic, logical terms. (CH)

Attempts to resolve the paradox of authority through an expansion of the theory of speech acts by means of Habermas' theory of communicative competence. Cites the works of Robert Wolff and P.H. Nowell-Smith. (MH)

Argues that human rigidity of mind is usually the cause of fallacies, humor, and also mental illness. (SRT)