Criteria for adequacy in rhetorical criticism
- 1 September 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Southern Speech Communication Journal
- Vol. 48 (3) , 283-295
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10417948309372571
Abstract
Based on some of the presuppositions of rhetorical criticism, four standards for criterial adequacy in this method of inquiry are suggested: (1) Justification of claims; (2) presentation of the choices available to the rhetor and assumption of responsibility for the critic's own choices; (3) coherent presentation of theoretical framework; and (4) capacity to incorporate other perspectives.Keywords
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