TY - BOOK AU - Borchers,Timothy A. TI - Rhetorical theory: an introduction SN - 0534639186 (pbk.) U1 - 808.001 PY - 2006/// CY - Belmont, CA PB - Thomson / Wadsworth KW - Rhetoric N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-337) and index; I: The nature of rhetoric: 1. Defining rhetoric and rhetorical theory -- II: Important rhetorical functions: 2. Rhetoric as persuasion - 3. Style, delivery, and rhetorical theory - 4. Rhetoric, science and argumentation -- III: Linguistic reflexivity: 5. Rhetoric and meaning - 6. Dramatism -- IV: Rhetoric, culture, and power: 7. Critical approaches to rhetoric - 8. Gendered rhetorical theories - 9. Non-western rhetorical theories -- V: Fragments of rhetoric: 10. Rhetoric, media, and technology - 11. Postmodern approaches to rhetoric - 12. Cultural rhetorical studies -- Appendix -- References -- Index ER -