The Rhetoric of Lewis and Sayers w/ Dr. Jim Beitler
Wade Center
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Why Do You Think Rhetoric Has Such a Bad Connotation?
Jim Boulden: Why do you think the word rhetoric has such a bad rap? He says it's partly its history, connection with sophists and notion that it would be making untruthful argument seem appealing. The book maps on to different season of year in terms of how these figures are seen by churchgoers. "I chose the five figures because I thought they did a really nice job of illustrating different important concepts"
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