Rhetorical Figures in Science
| Author | : Jeanne Fahnestock |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 249 |
| Release | : 1999-07-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780195353556 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0195353552 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Rhetorical Figures in Science by : Jeanne Fahnestock
Download or read book Rhetorical Figures in Science written by Jeanne Fahnestock and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1999-07-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhetorical Figures in Science breaks new ground in the rhetorical study of scientific argument as the first book to demonstrate how figures of speech other than metaphor have been used to accomplish key conceptual moves in scientific texts. Examples, both verbal and visual, range across disciplines and centuries to reaffirm the positive value of these once widely-taught devices.
