Modern and Post Modern Rhetoric: Intro

This chapter mainly outlined the importance and lack there of, rhetoric in the 20th century. Rhetoric was debated by many critiques. Some valued its importance, while others argued its lack of importance to English studies.

Rhetoric and Composition:
In the late 19th century to the early 20th century, people valued the current-traditional studies. This emphasized expository writing, modes of discourse, grammar, and style. The early 20th century self-expression. This soon came to be known as creative writing. Creative writing took importance at different times throughout the 20th century.

Speech Communication
Though rhetoric wasn't always taught in public speaking classes, it did have a place. Most public speaking teachers favored lessons of presenting knowledge and the current-traditional lessons, rhetoric was being used. Later on in the 20th century, graduate classes began to focus on theory and tradition. Part of the curriculum in the graduate study classes was the historical studies of rhetors and orators.

Philosophy of Language vs Rhetoric
Garver believed language was conceived on logic rather than rhetoric. He argued the lack of importance rhetoric had on language and it's lack of importance in general.

Lit., Logic, Rhetoric, and Ethics
Aristotle divided rhetoric and poetic. He revealed the differences and similarities of the two.
-Rhetoric: Active Goal
-Literature: Contemplative Goal
He thought that poetic concerned only feelings and rhetoric only action.

Burke argues, "lit. is unequivocally a form of persuasive discourse and is therefore governed by rhetoric"... this upset people who wanted to keep rhetoric and poetic divided.

Rhetoric vs Logic
Rhetorics of gender, race, and culture in the 20th century --> more educated women

The reach of Rhetoric
20th century theories of rhetoric - formulating relationships between language and knowledge.