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808 General rhetoric

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  1. Aristotle's Rhetoric
  2. Bibliography for Rhetoric and Professional Communication
  3. Castro Speech Database
  4. Debate Central
  5. Executive Presentation Skills
  6. Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
  7. In Other Words: A Lexicon of the Humanities
  8. Rhetoric and Composition
  9. Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric
Aristotle's Rhetoric
Discusses the impact of Aristotle on the development of the art of rhetoric.
      Author: Rapp, Christof
      DeweyClass: 808
Bibliography for Rhetoric and Professional Communication
A bibliography of rhetoric resources searchable by selected topics or journals, or alphabetically by author's surname.
      Author: Thune, W Scott
      DeweyClass: 808
Castro Speech Database
Speeches by Fidel Castro from 1959, translated into English, and arranged by year, and then by date of delivery.
      Author: University of Texas at Austin
      DeweyClass: 808.51
Debate Central
A guide to policy and parliamentary debating. Gives instruction on how to influence through argument, improve public speaking skills, coach, and research specific topics. Also offers video footage of novice, intermediate, and advanced policy debate.
      Author: University of Vermont
      DeweyClass: 808.53
Executive Presentation Skills
List of links to books, websites and organisations offering guidance on how to enhance public speaking skills, analyse an audience, support and outline points, and attain an effective method of delivery.
      Author: Shapira, Allison
      DeweyClass: 808.51
Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
Online guide which describes and gives examples of techniques used to improve the effectiveness and clarity of writing, adapted from a print version published in 1980. Covers a range of devices including anaphora, conduplicatio, diacope, metanoia, and procatalepsis.
      Author: Harris, Robert A.
      DeweyClass: 808
In Other Words: A Lexicon of the Humanities
Searchable glossaries of terms relating to literary criticism, rhetoric, linguistics, and politics, enabling academics to understand interdisciplinary terminology. Definitions are illustrated by quotes from authors, and the resource is supplemented by a bibliography of all works cited.
      Author: Radney, J Randolph
      DeweyClass: 808
Rhetoric and Composition
An index of resources dealing with rhetoric. Includes works of classical rhetoric, articles on literacy and education and links to glossaries of rhetorical terms.
      Author: Carnegie Mellon University
      DeweyClass: 808
Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric
A guide to the terms of classical and renaissance rhetoric. Topics include persuasive appeals (logos, pathos, ethos), branches of oratory (judicial, eliberative, epideictic), canons of rhetoric, figures of speech and rhetorical pedagogy. It also shows relationships and groupings of terms within and across the various levels of the rhetorical curriculum.
      Author: Burton, Gideon
      DeweyClass: 808.5