- 7.1: Rhetorical Criticism Overview
- 7.2: Rhetoric In Ancient Times
- 7.3: Understanding Rhetorical Criticism
- In the second half of this chapter we would like to discuss a close associate to rhetorical theory—rhetorical criticism. To explain this exciting subdiscipline we will discuss the scope of rhetorical criticism, the purpose of this method, the kinds of knowledge produced, and the relationship between rhetorical theory and criticism. We will conclude with examples of how rhetorical criticism seeks to answer contemporary socio and political concerns.
- 7.4: Current Uses of Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
- By now you should have a clear understanding of what rhetorical theory and criticism are and the uses they serve for the discipline as well as the world outside academia. We would like to conclude this chapter by detailing some of the current issues and questions occupying rhetorical scholars. As the examples are numerous, we will speak to three specific content areas: the study of social movements, political and campaign rhetoric, and studies of popular culture.
- 7.5: Rhetorical Criticism Summary
- 7.6: Rhetorical Criticism References
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Foss outlines four major steps for metaphoric criticism in Rhetorical Criticism (1995): Read entire artifact in context. Isolate all metaphors. Sort, then code clusters of metaphor. Analyze clusters. Capabilities of Work and Limitations Capabilities. Rhetorical Criticism: Exploration and Practice, Fifth Edition by Sonja K. Foss (Paperback) Download Rhetorical Criticism: Exploration and Practice, Fifth Edition or Read Rhetorical Criticism: Exploration and Practice, Fifth Edition online books in PDF, EPUB and Mobi Format. The Fantasy Theme Analysis Approach to the Rhetorical Criticism of Social Movements: An Evaluation. 'Fantasy-theme analysis' suggests that the individual and collective dramatizations of a group's goals, scope, and activities-the group's conceptualized reality, or fantasy theme-can be used to study social movements.