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Rhetorical Theory

Rhetorical Theory is a systematic framework within communication theory and rhetorical studies that explains how discourse functions persuasively in specific contexts by identifying the principles, strategies, and functions of rhetorical practices.

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2017–2026

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Discourse and Social Change.

Dwight Fee, Norman Fairclough · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1993 · 11.7K citations

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Strategies of Discourse Comprehension

John J. Staczek, Teun A. van Dijk, Walter Kintsch · Modern Language Journal · 1985 · 5.5K citations

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Rhetorical Structure Theory: Toward a functional theory of text organization

William C. Mann, Sandra A. Thompson · Text - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Discourse · 1988 · 3.9K citations

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Narration as a human communication paradigm: The case of public moral argument

Walter R. Fisher · Communication Monographs · 1984 · 1.8K citations

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Persuasive games: the expressive power of videogames

Choice Reviews Online · 2008 · 1.7K citations

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Authors

4.2K

  1. FH
    Frans H. van Eemeren

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    17 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. WL
    William L. Benoit

    University of Missouri, United States

    14 publications · 629 citations

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  3. ML
    Michael Leff

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    13 publications · 726 citations

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  4. WC
    William C. Mann

    University at Buffalo, State University of New York, United States

    12 publications · 6.2K citations

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  5. AG
    Alan G. Gross

    University of Minnesota, United States

    10 publications · 495 citations

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Institutions

1.3K

  1. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    27 h-index

    61 publications

    2.8K citations

  2. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    26 h-index

    54 publications

    3.9K citations

  3. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    24 h-index

    61 publications

    3.4K citations

  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    23 h-index

    44 publications

    4.4K citations

  5. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    23 h-index

    66 publications

    2.6K citations

  6. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    21 h-index

    48 publications

    2.6K citations

  7. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    20 h-index

    29 publications

    1.4K citations

  8. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    20 h-index

    29 publications

    4.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 139 publications · 12.3K citations

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  2. Quarterly Journal of Speech

    229 publications · 12.2K citations

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  3. College Composition and Communication

    CCC · 144 publications · 11.3K citations

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  4. Philosophy and Rhetoric

    112 publications · 6.4K citations

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  5. Rhetoric Society Quarterly

    RSQ · 105 publications · 3.3K citations

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