Classical rhetoric for the modern student
by Edward P. J. Corbett · first published 1965
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The most widely used textbook of its kind for courses in advanced composition and writing, Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student discusses the three vital components of classical rhetoric - argument, arrangement, and style - bringing these elements to life and demonstrating their effective application in yesterday's and today's writing. Presenting its subject in five parts, the text provides grounding in the elements and applications of classical rhetoric; the strategies and tactics of argumentation; the effective presentation and organization of discourses; the development of power, gr
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…but this is the nature of the subject. Concerning rhetoric, classical resources are vast, ranging from works by Aristotle to Cicero to many others. An excellent modern resource is Edward P.J. Corbett, Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student (Oxford University Press 1965) (this work was updated later by editors who sought to make it "relevant" for the 1970s, and much diminished as a result - get the earlier edition through Abebooks if possible).
on “Darwinian Theory of Legal Obfuscation” ↗The book "Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student" is a great resource to improve your authorship. It's dense, meticulous, and for me, invaluable. I consider it the literary equivalent of a technical manual. It's quite dense, not a passive read. [0]…
on “Why you should write” ↗I really enjoyed “Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student” also. A very in depth look, it’s a well-written textbook intended for later-year literature courses.
on “E. B. White’s “Plain Style” at 75” ↗* Practical Mathematics * Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student * Foundations of Arithmetic * Emerson's Essays
on “What are you reading?” ↗…rationality. It's like the vast majority of experiments on the subject ends up with "and then they proceeded to use their intuition and who they like more to make their decision". Also, I think it was "Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student" that also said that logical arguments are the weakest kind of rhetorical arguments since basically anything else is more likely to convince people.
on “Human brain compresses working memories into low-res ‘summaries’” ↗