Angelico Press, 2016. — 60 pages. — ISBN: 978-1-62138-197-6.
The Elements of Rhetoric offers a concise, comprehensive course in the rules for making your point stick. With copious examples from such masters of language as Cicero, Augustine, Shakespeare, Erasmus, Lincoln, Dickens, Newman, Chesterton, and Lewis, you will discover the 26 rules of persuasion and learn to apply them.
Among the Elements you'll find:
The three modes of persuasion
How to structure an academic essay
How to spot and avoid logical fallacies
How to compose with literary figures
Practical tips for improving speed in composition
A Study Guide with exercises
This is the essential guide to persuasive writing and speaking, in the tradition of Strunk and White's The Elements of Style.
Logos: Rational Speech
Pathos: Proportionate Emotion
Ethos: Credible Character
The Aims of the Speaker
The Structure of a Speech
The Garden of Eloquence
First Thoughts and Last
Study Guide: Rules, Exercises, and Poetry or Recitation