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🧩 Rhetorical Modes

Explorations of the fundamental ways writers organize thought — narration, description, exposition, argumentation — and how each mode shapes a reader's understanding.
They Say / I Say
by Gerald Graff • 2006
Write academic arguments that respond to others, not just declare. Templates that show you how.
3.77
6k+
📝 Academic Writing🏫 College Composition🧱 Argument Structure📎 Source Integration🗣️ Rhetorical Strategies
They Say / I Say Summary
They Say / I Say 90%
Write academic arguments that respond to others, not just declare. Templates that show you how.
by Gerald Graff 2006
3.77
6k+ ratings
📝 Academic Writing🏫 College Composition🧱 Argument Structure📎 Source Integration🗣️ Rhetorical Strategies
Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric
by Ward Farnsworth • 2010
Why great prose works: the ancient rhetorical devices that power it, catalogued and made visible.
4.16
488
🧰 Rhetorical Devices🏛️ Classical Rhetoric✍️ Sentence Craft🔍 Close Reading🖋️ Prose Style
Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric Summary
Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric 90%
Why great prose works: the ancient rhetorical devices that power it, catalogued and made visible.
by Ward Farnsworth 2010
4.16
488 ratings
🧰 Rhetorical Devices🏛️ Classical Rhetoric✍️ Sentence Craft🔍 Close Reading🖋️ Prose Style
Style
by Joseph M. Williams • 1981
Clarity is structural, not mysterious. The diagnostic principles that tell you exactly what to fix.
4.21
2k+
🖋️ Prose Style✂️ Sentence Craft📝 Expository Writing🌊 Information Flow✏️ Editing And Revision
Style Summary
Style 89%
Clarity is structural, not mysterious. The diagnostic principles that tell you exactly what to fix.
by Joseph M. Williams 1981
4.21
2k+ ratings
🖋️ Prose Style✂️ Sentence Craft📝 Expository Writing🌊 Information Flow✏️ Editing And Revision
The Elements of Rhetoric -- How to Write and Speak Clearly and Persuasively
by Ryan N.S. Topping • 2016
Persuasion is a craft, not a gift: grammar, logic, and virtue beat charisma every time.
3.93
264
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric✍️ Persuasive Writing🎤 Public Speaking🗣️ Argumentation📝 Grammar And Clarity
The Elements of Rhetoric -- How to Write and Speak Clearly and Persuasively Summary
The Elements of Rhetoric -- How to Write and Speak Clearly and Persuasively 89%
Persuasion is a craft, not a gift: grammar, logic, and virtue beat charisma every time.
by Ryan N.S. Topping 2016
3.93
264 ratings
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric✍️ Persuasive Writing🎤 Public Speaking🗣️ Argumentation📝 Grammar And Clarity
The Writer's World
by Lynne Gaetz • 2005
Writing as a system: find your point, support it, revise until it holds. The textbook method.
3.67
15
🏫 College Composition✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Writing Process🏗️ Essay Structure🌱 Developmental Writing
The Writer's World Summary
The Writer's World 89%
Writing as a system: find your point, support it, revise until it holds. The textbook method.
by Lynne Gaetz 2005
3.67
15 ratings
🏫 College Composition✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Writing Process🏗️ Essay Structure🌱 Developmental Writing
The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle
by Aristotle
Persuasion is a system, not a gift: the rules for character, emotion, and logical proof.
4.00
2k+
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric📜 Literary Theory🏺 Greek Philosophy🗣️ Argumentation🗳️ Political Speech
The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle Summary
The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle 89%
Persuasion is a system, not a gift: the rules for character, emotion, and logical proof.
by Aristotle
4.00
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric📜 Literary Theory🏺 Greek Philosophy🗣️ Argumentation🗳️ Political Speech
Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student
by Edward P.J. Corbett • 1965
Five steps, three appeals, one ancient toolkit that still wins arguments and moves audiences.
4.18
430
📜 Classical Rhetoric✍️ Persuasive Writing🗣️ Argumentation🎤 Public Speaking📖 Rhetorical Theory
Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student Summary
Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student 89%
Five steps, three appeals, one ancient toolkit that still wins arguments and moves audiences.
by Edward P.J. Corbett 1965
4.18
430 ratings
📜 Classical Rhetoric✍️ Persuasive Writing🗣️ Argumentation🎤 Public Speaking📖 Rhetorical Theory
The Craft of Research
by Wayne C. Booth • 1995
Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.
3.92
4k+
📝 Academic Writing🔬 Research Methods🧩 Argumentation💡 Critical Thinking✍️ Writing Process
The Craft of Research Summary
The Craft of Research 89%
Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.
by Wayne C. Booth 1995
3.92
4k+ ratings
📝 Academic Writing🔬 Research Methods🧩 Argumentation💡 Critical Thinking✍️ Writing Process
Words Like Loaded Pistols
by Sam Leith • 2011
Rhetoric built and toppled civilizations, and its ancient rules still run every ad you see.
3.75
2k+
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🔧 Rhetorical Devices🎤 Speechwriting🗣️ Argumentation📢 Public Speaking
Words Like Loaded Pistols Summary
Words Like Loaded Pistols 89%
Rhetoric built and toppled civilizations, and its ancient rules still run every ad you see.
by Sam Leith 2011
3.75
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🔧 Rhetorical Devices🎤 Speechwriting🗣️ Argumentation📢 Public Speaking
The Art of Rhetoric
by Aristotle
Persuasion isn't one thing. It's three, and mixing them up loses the audience every time.
3.87
7k+
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric📜 Greek Philosophy🎙️ Modes Of Persuasion❤️ Emotional Appeals🧠 Logical Argument
The Art of Rhetoric Summary
The Art of Rhetoric 88%
Persuasion isn't one thing. It's three, and mixing them up loses the audience every time.
by Aristotle
3.87
7k+ ratings
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric📜 Greek Philosophy🎙️ Modes Of Persuasion❤️ Emotional Appeals🧠 Logical Argument
The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself
by Robin Reames • 2024
Facts crumble when denied. Metaphors run our politics. Ancient rhetoric knew both, and we forgot.
3.93
244
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric📺 Media Criticism📰 Post-Truth⚖️ Political Polarization💬 Metaphor And Language
The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself Summary
The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself 88%
Facts crumble when denied. Metaphors run our politics. Ancient rhetoric knew both, and we forgot.
by Robin Reames 2024
3.93
244 ratings
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric📺 Media Criticism📰 Post-Truth⚖️ Political Polarization💬 Metaphor And Language
Word Hero
by Jay Heinrichs • 2011
How to write lines that people repeat, share, and remember: the forgotten art of rhetorical figures.
3.73
280
🎭 Figures Of Speech🏛️ Practical Rhetoric😂 Wordplay And Wit🎤 Public Speaking📖 Storytelling Techniques
Word Hero Summary
Word Hero 88%
How to write lines that people repeat, share, and remember: the forgotten art of rhetorical figures.
by Jay Heinrichs 2011
3.73
280 ratings
🎭 Figures Of Speech🏛️ Practical Rhetoric😂 Wordplay And Wit🎤 Public Speaking📖 Storytelling Techniques
How to Write Short
by Roy Peter Clark • 2013
Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.
3.77
1k+
📝 Short Form Writing✍️ Writing Craft🗣️ Rhetorical Techniques👁️ Reading As A Writer📰 Journalism Craft
How to Write Short Summary
How to Write Short 88%
Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.
by Roy Peter Clark 2013
3.77
1k+ ratings
📝 Short Form Writing✍️ Writing Craft🗣️ Rhetorical Techniques👁️ Reading As A Writer📰 Journalism Craft
More Than Words
by John Warner • 2025
AI can mimic writing; only humans can actually write. The difference is the struggle to think.
4.05
525
💻 Technology And Writing✍️ Composition Theory🤖 Ai Criticism🏫 Education Reform📡 Media Ecology
More Than Words Summary
More Than Words 88%
AI can mimic writing; only humans can actually write. The difference is the struggle to think.
by John Warner 2025
4.05
525 ratings
💻 Technology And Writing✍️ Composition Theory🤖 Ai Criticism🏫 Education Reform📡 Media Ecology
Objective Communication
by Leonard Peikoff • 1980
Most communication floats free of reality. An Objectivist shows how to anchor yours in facts.
4.22
74
🧠 Objectivism✍️ Clear Writing🎤 Public Speaking🗣️ Argumentation👥 Audience Awareness
Objective Communication Summary
Objective Communication 88%
Most communication floats free of reality. An Objectivist shows how to anchor yours in facts.
by Leonard Peikoff 1980
4.22
74 ratings
🧠 Objectivism✍️ Clear Writing🎤 Public Speaking🗣️ Argumentation👥 Audience Awareness
Thank You for Arguing
by Jay Heinrichs • 2007
Win arguments without making enemies. Aristotle's persuasion playbook for anyone who talks.
3.56
7k+
🧠 Persuasion Techniques🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🎭 Rhetorical Appeals🧱 Argument Structure✍️ Figures Of Speech
Thank You for Arguing Summary
Thank You for Arguing 88%
Win arguments without making enemies. Aristotle's persuasion playbook for anyone who talks.
by Jay Heinrichs 2007
3.56
7k+ ratings
🧠 Persuasion Techniques🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🎭 Rhetorical Appeals🧱 Argument Structure✍️ Figures Of Speech
A Rulebook for Arguments
by Anthony Weston • 1986
The rules to make every argument you write or speak stronger, clearer, and harder to refute.
3.82
3k+
🧠 Critical Thinking📘 Argumentation Guides🧩 Informal Logic🧱 Argument Structure✍️ Writing Skills
A Rulebook for Arguments Summary
A Rulebook for Arguments 88%
The rules to make every argument you write or speak stronger, clearer, and harder to refute.
by Anthony Weston 1986
3.82
3k+ ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking📘 Argumentation Guides🧩 Informal Logic🧱 Argument Structure✍️ Writing Skills
The Sense of Style
by Steven Pinker • 2014
Why can't smart people write clearly? A cognitive scientist blames one mental blind spot.
4.04
9k+
✍️ Prose Style📖 Language Usage🏛️ Classic Prose🧠 Cognitive Biases🌳 Syntax
The Sense of Style Summary
The Sense of Style 88%
Why can't smart people write clearly? A cognitive scientist blames one mental blind spot.
by Steven Pinker 2014
4.04
9k+ ratings
✍️ Prose Style📖 Language Usage🏛️ Classic Prose🧠 Cognitive Biases🌳 Syntax
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page
by Sam Leith • 2017
From Aristotle to email, the sentence craft that makes readers absorb ideas before they can resist.
3.73
195
✍️ Writing Craft📖 Style Guides✂️ Editing And Revision🏗️ Sentence Structure🎯 Audience Awareness
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page Summary
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page 88%
From Aristotle to email, the sentence craft that makes readers absorb ideas before they can resist.
by Sam Leith 2017
3.73
195 ratings
✍️ Writing Craft📖 Style Guides✂️ Editing And Revision🏗️ Sentence Structure🎯 Audience Awareness
Win Every Argument
by Mehdi Hasan • 2023
A veteran interviewer's playbook for winning arguments, from the dinner table to live television.
4.06
4k+
🎤 Public Speaking🗣️ Debate And Rhetoric🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🎯 Persuasion Techniques📡 Political Communication
Win Every Argument Summary
Win Every Argument 88%
A veteran interviewer's playbook for winning arguments, from the dinner table to live television.
by Mehdi Hasan 2023
4.06
4k+ ratings
🎤 Public Speaking🗣️ Debate And Rhetoric🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🎯 Persuasion Techniques📡 Political Communication
Critical Thinking
by Tracy Bowell • 2001
Map an argument's structure, test its logic, and know when rhetoric is doing the work.
3.82
249
🔍 Argument Analysis🧩 Informal Logic⚠️ Logical Fallacies🔗 Deductive Reasoning🎯 Rhetorical Analysis
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking 88%
Map an argument's structure, test its logic, and know when rhetoric is doing the work.
by Tracy Bowell 2001
3.82
249 ratings
🔍 Argument Analysis🧩 Informal Logic⚠️ Logical Fallacies🔗 Deductive Reasoning🎯 Rhetorical Analysis
The Elements of Eloquence
by Mark Forsyth • 2013
Shakespeare didn't wait for inspiration. He studied the tricks that make phrases stick.
4.35
7k+
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🗣️ Figures Of Speech✍️ Writing Craft🎯 Wordplay📝 Persuasive Writing
The Elements of Eloquence Summary
The Elements of Eloquence 88%
Shakespeare didn't wait for inspiration. He studied the tricks that make phrases stick.
by Mark Forsyth 2013
4.35
7k+ ratings
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🗣️ Figures Of Speech✍️ Writing Craft🎯 Wordplay📝 Persuasive Writing
Writing to Learn
by William Zinsser • 1988
Writing's real job is not transmission; it is discovery. How to think on paper.
3.81
2k+
📚 Writing Across The Curriculum🌉 Bridging Disciplines🧠 Writing As Thinking✍️ Prose Style🔄 Revision Process
Writing to Learn Summary
Writing to Learn 88%
Writing's real job is not transmission; it is discovery. How to think on paper.
by William Zinsser 1988
3.81
2k+ ratings
📚 Writing Across The Curriculum🌉 Bridging Disciplines🧠 Writing As Thinking✍️ Prose Style🔄 Revision Process
Murder Your Darlings
by Roy Peter Clark • 2020
Voice, craft, and discipline: the writer's toolkit, handed down from Aristotle to Zinsser.
4.02
644
✍️ Writing Craft📝 Rhetoric And Style📖 Narrative Craft⏰ Writing Routine🏛️ Classical Rhetoric
Murder Your Darlings Summary
Murder Your Darlings 88%
Voice, craft, and discipline: the writer's toolkit, handed down from Aristotle to Zinsser.
by Roy Peter Clark 2020
4.02
644 ratings
✍️ Writing Craft📝 Rhetoric And Style📖 Narrative Craft⏰ Writing Routine🏛️ Classical Rhetoric
Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln
by James C. Humes • 2002
Ten speaking techniques from history's orators, starting with the trick of opening in total silence.
3.92
2k+
🎤 Public Speaking👔 Executive Presence✍️ Speechwriting🏛️ Rhetoric📖 Business Storytelling
Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln Summary
Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln 88%
Ten speaking techniques from history's orators, starting with the trick of opening in total silence.
by James C. Humes 2002
3.92
2k+ ratings
🎤 Public Speaking👔 Executive Presence✍️ Speechwriting🏛️ Rhetoric📖 Business Storytelling
Building Great Sentences
by Brooks Landon • 2013
Grammar explains the parts. Here is the construction kit for sentences that move, linger, and land.
4.05
788
📝 Prose Style🧱 Sentence Construction🏛️ Rhetoric And Composition🎵 Prose Rhythm✂️ Sentence-Level Editing
Building Great Sentences Summary
Building Great Sentences 88%
Grammar explains the parts. Here is the construction kit for sentences that move, linger, and land.
by Brooks Landon 2013
4.05
788 ratings
📝 Prose Style🧱 Sentence Construction🏛️ Rhetoric And Composition🎵 Prose Rhythm✂️ Sentence-Level Editing
A World Without "Whom"
by Emmy J. Favilla • 2017
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
3.72
491
📖 Style Guides🌐 Internet Linguistics🔄 Language Evolution🤝 Inclusive Language📝 Descriptivism
A World Without "Whom" Summary
A World Without "Whom" 88%
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
by Emmy J. Favilla 2017
3.72
491 ratings
📖 Style Guides🌐 Internet Linguistics🔄 Language Evolution🤝 Inclusive Language📝 Descriptivism
Shortcut
by John Pollack • 2014
Your mind runs on analogies. The better one wins every argument, innovation, and decision you face.
3.72
296
🔗 Analogical Reasoning🗣️ Rhetoric And Persuasion🖼️ Framing Effects🧩 Mental Models💡 Innovation History
Shortcut Summary
Shortcut 88%
Your mind runs on analogies. The better one wins every argument, innovation, and decision you face.
by John Pollack 2014
3.72
296 ratings
🔗 Analogical Reasoning🗣️ Rhetoric And Persuasion🖼️ Framing Effects🧩 Mental Models💡 Innovation History
Wordcraft
by Jack R. Hart • 2021
Writing isn't magic. A step-by-step method for clear, powerful prose, from idea to final polish.
4.13
107
🛠️ Writing Craft📖 Narrative Nonfiction🖋️ Prose Style🎬 Show Don't Tell🎵 Sentence Rhythm
Wordcraft Summary
Wordcraft 87%
Writing isn't magic. A step-by-step method for clear, powerful prose, from idea to final polish.
by Jack R. Hart 2021
4.13
107 ratings
🛠️ Writing Craft📖 Narrative Nonfiction🖋️ Prose Style🎬 Show Don't Tell🎵 Sentence Rhythm
The Art of Always Being Right
by A.C. Grayling • 2012
Thirty-eight ways to win any argument, none of which require you to be right.
3.44
205
🗣️ Rhetoric And Debate🎯 Persuasion Techniques⚠️ Logical Fallacies🧠 Cognitive Biases🖼️ Debate Framing
The Art of Always Being Right Summary
The Art of Always Being Right 87%
Thirty-eight ways to win any argument, none of which require you to be right.
by A.C. Grayling 2012
3.44
205 ratings
🗣️ Rhetoric And Debate🎯 Persuasion Techniques⚠️ Logical Fallacies🧠 Cognitive Biases🖼️ Debate Framing
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
by Kate L. Turabian • 1955
Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.
3.99
3k+
✍️ Academic Writing🔍 Research Process📄 Thesis Writing📖 Citation Guides💬 Argument Development
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations Summary
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations 87%
Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.
by Kate L. Turabian 1955
3.99
3k+ ratings
✍️ Academic Writing🔍 Research Process📄 Thesis Writing📖 Citation Guides💬 Argument Development
How to Write a Sentence
by Stanley Fish • 2011
A few logical forms generate all possible sentences. Master them, and content follows.
3.48
3k+
🛠️ Sentence Craft🔍 Close Reading🏗️ Sentence Structure✍️ Writing Exercises📐 Formalism
How to Write a Sentence Summary
How to Write a Sentence 87%
A few logical forms generate all possible sentences. Master them, and content follows.
by Stanley Fish 2011
3.48
3k+ ratings
🛠️ Sentence Craft🔍 Close Reading🏗️ Sentence Structure✍️ Writing Exercises📐 Formalism
Excellence in Business Communication
by John V. Thill • 1990
Why your first draft should wait: a planning-first method for business writing that actually lands.
3.83
206
🏢 Business Writing✍️ Writing Process🎯 Audience Analysis💬 Persuasive Messaging🏗️ Message Structure
Excellence in Business Communication Summary
Excellence in Business Communication 87%
Why your first draft should wait: a planning-first method for business writing that actually lands.
by John V. Thill 1990
3.83
206 ratings
🏢 Business Writing✍️ Writing Process🎯 Audience Analysis💬 Persuasive Messaging🏗️ Message Structure
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing
by Parthesh Thakkar • 2013
IELTS writing is scored against four rigid rubrics. Here is how to build to each one.
4.10
553
📝 Exam Preparation🎓 Academic Writing🏛️ Essay Structure✉️ Letter Writing♟️ Test Strategy
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing Summary
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing 87%
IELTS writing is scored against four rigid rubrics. Here is how to build to each one.
by Parthesh Thakkar 2013
4.10
553 ratings
📝 Exam Preparation🎓 Academic Writing🏛️ Essay Structure✉️ Letter Writing♟️ Test Strategy
Good Arguments
by Bo Seo • 2022
How to build arguments that hold, spot bad-faith moves, and know which battles to skip.
3.66
2k+
🗣️ Argumentation🤝 Civil Discourse🎯 Persuasion🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🕊️ Conflict Resolution
Good Arguments Summary
Good Arguments 87%
How to build arguments that hold, spot bad-faith moves, and know which battles to skip.
by Bo Seo 2022
3.66
2k+ ratings
🗣️ Argumentation🤝 Civil Discourse🎯 Persuasion🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🕊️ Conflict Resolution
How to Win an Argument
by Marcus Tullius Cicero • 2016
Cicero's persuasion system: the lost art of drilling memory, logic, and delivery into instinct.
3.66
943
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🎤 Public Speaking🗣️ Persuasion Techniques✍️ Speechwriting🏗️ Argument Structure
How to Win an Argument Summary
How to Win an Argument 87%
Cicero's persuasion system: the lost art of drilling memory, logic, and delivery into instinct.
by Marcus Tullius Cicero 2016
3.66
943 ratings
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🎤 Public Speaking🗣️ Persuasion Techniques✍️ Speechwriting🏗️ Argument Structure
On Speaking Well
by Peggy Noonan • 1998
A speechwriter's guide: authenticity and clear thinking beat showmanship every time.
3.89
642
🎤 Public Speaking✍️ Speechwriting💬 Authentic Speaking📝 Plain Language👥 Audience Engagement
On Speaking Well Summary
On Speaking Well 87%
A speechwriter's guide: authenticity and clear thinking beat showmanship every time.
by Peggy Noonan 1998
3.89
642 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking✍️ Speechwriting💬 Authentic Speaking📝 Plain Language👥 Audience Engagement
Several Short Sentences About Writing
by Verlyn Klinkenborg • 2012
Writing isn't about flow or formulas; it's about one clear sentence, then another.
4.13
4k+
✍️ Writing Advice🔤 Sentence Craft📖 Reading Like A Writer🗣️ Plain Style✒️ Aspiring Writers
Several Short Sentences About Writing Summary
Several Short Sentences About Writing 87%
Writing isn't about flow or formulas; it's about one clear sentence, then another.
by Verlyn Klinkenborg 2012
4.13
4k+ ratings
✍️ Writing Advice🔤 Sentence Craft📖 Reading Like A Writer🗣️ Plain Style✒️ Aspiring Writers
Critical Thinking
by Tom Chatfield • 2017
Between a bad argument and a good decision sits one trainable skill most schools never teach.
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230
🧩 Informal Logic⚠️ Logical Fallacies🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Metacognition🔬 Scientific Reasoning
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking 87%
Between a bad argument and a good decision sits one trainable skill most schools never teach.
by Tom Chatfield 2017
4.07
230 ratings
🧩 Informal Logic⚠️ Logical Fallacies🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Metacognition🔬 Scientific Reasoning
The Well-Spoken Thesaurus
by Tom Heehler • 2011
Eloquence isn't big words. Master the small ones: prepositions, articles, and rhythmic restraint.
4.17
337
🖋️ Rhetorical Style📚 Vocabulary Building✍️ Word Craft🎭 Figurative Language🗣️ Rhetorical Devices
The Well-Spoken Thesaurus Summary
The Well-Spoken Thesaurus 87%
Eloquence isn't big words. Master the small ones: prepositions, articles, and rhythmic restraint.
by Tom Heehler 2011
4.17
337 ratings
🖋️ Rhetorical Style📚 Vocabulary Building✍️ Word Craft🎭 Figurative Language🗣️ Rhetorical Devices
The Rhetoric of Reaction
by Albert O. Hirschman • 1991
Every reactionary argument against progress falls into one of three patterns.
4.02
532
🗣️ Political Rhetoric🔙 Reactionary Thought📜 Intellectual History🦋 Unintended Consequences🔍 Rhetorical Analysis
The Rhetoric of Reaction Summary
The Rhetoric of Reaction 87%
Every reactionary argument against progress falls into one of three patterns.
by Albert O. Hirschman 1991
4.02
532 ratings
🗣️ Political Rhetoric🔙 Reactionary Thought📜 Intellectual History🦋 Unintended Consequences🔍 Rhetorical Analysis
How to Write Clearly
by Tom Albrighton • 2021
Your writing isn't clear unless your reader says so. The reader-psychology method that works.
4.29
112
📝 Plain Language💼 Business Writing🧠 Reader Psychology🔄 Cognitive Biases✂️ Editing Craft
How to Write Clearly Summary
How to Write Clearly 87%
Your writing isn't clear unless your reader says so. The reader-psychology method that works.
by Tom Albrighton 2021
4.29
112 ratings
📝 Plain Language💼 Business Writing🧠 Reader Psychology🔄 Cognitive Biases✂️ Editing Craft
Dialogism
by Michael Holquist • 1990
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
4.09
88
📖 Literary Theory💬 Philosophy Of Language👥 Intersubjectivity📚 Intertextuality🇷🇺 Russian Formalism
Dialogism Summary
Dialogism 87%
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
by Michael Holquist 1990
4.09
88 ratings
📖 Literary Theory💬 Philosophy Of Language👥 Intersubjectivity📚 Intertextuality🇷🇺 Russian Formalism
Resonate
by Nancy Duarte • 2010
Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.
4.11
6k+
🎤 Public Speaking🎨 Visual Storytelling📈 Storytelling In Business🗺️ Hero's Journey🏛️ Classical Rhetoric
Resonate Summary
Resonate 87%
Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.
by Nancy Duarte 2010
4.11
6k+ ratings
🎤 Public Speaking🎨 Visual Storytelling📈 Storytelling In Business🗺️ Hero's Journey🏛️ Classical Rhetoric
Arguably
by Christopher Hitchens • 2011
Tyranny, religion, empire, sentimentality: what remains after clarity and history have their say.
4.20
10k+
🎙️ Political Commentary📖 Literary Criticism⛪ Religious Critique🚫 Anti-Totalitarianism📢 Language And Propaganda
Arguably Summary
Arguably 87%
Tyranny, religion, empire, sentimentality: what remains after clarity and history have their say.
by Christopher Hitchens 2011
4.20
10k+ ratings
🎙️ Political Commentary📖 Literary Criticism⛪ Religious Critique🚫 Anti-Totalitarianism📢 Language And Propaganda
La parole est un sport de combat
by Bertand Périer • 2017
The eloquence workout: train your body, voice, and logic until you own the room.
3.65
310
🎤 Public Speaking🏛️ Rhetoric🕴️ Body Language🎵 Voice Training😰 Stage Fright
La parole est un sport de combat Summary
La parole est un sport de combat 87%
The eloquence workout: train your body, voice, and logic until you own the room.
by Bertand Périer 2017
3.65
310 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking🏛️ Rhetoric🕴️ Body Language🎵 Voice Training😰 Stage Fright
Rational Choice and Security Studies
by Michael E. Brown • 2000
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
3.78
9
🔒 Security Studies🧮 Rational Choice⚔️ Methodology Wars🔬 Philosophy Of Science📐 Formal Modeling
Rational Choice and Security Studies Summary
Rational Choice and Security Studies 87%
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
by Michael E. Brown 2000
3.78
9 ratings
🔒 Security Studies🧮 Rational Choice⚔️ Methodology Wars🔬 Philosophy Of Science📐 Formal Modeling
Socratic Logic
by Peter Kreeft • 2003
Reason with precision, argue with force, and catch every fallacy: a classical logic course.
4.31
468
🧠 Critical Thinking🏛️ Classical Education💬 Argumentation🚫 Logical Fallacies❓ Socratic Method
Socratic Logic Summary
Socratic Logic 87%
Reason with precision, argue with force, and catch every fallacy: a classical logic course.
by Peter Kreeft 2003
4.31
468 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🏛️ Classical Education💬 Argumentation🚫 Logical Fallacies❓ Socratic Method
Attacking Faulty Reasoning
by T. Edward Damer • 1980
Every bad argument breaks a specific rule. Spot the rule, and the response becomes clear.
3.99
208
🧠 Informal Logic⚠️ Logical Fallacies🔍 Argument Evaluation💬 Rational Discourse🎯 Intellectual Honesty
Attacking Faulty Reasoning Summary
Attacking Faulty Reasoning 87%
Every bad argument breaks a specific rule. Spot the rule, and the response becomes clear.
by T. Edward Damer 1980
3.99
208 ratings
🧠 Informal Logic⚠️ Logical Fallacies🔍 Argument Evaluation💬 Rational Discourse🎯 Intellectual Honesty
How to Write & Give a Speech
by Joan Detz • 1984
From audience to Q&A, the step-by-step skill of writing and delivering speeches that stick.
3.71
118
🎤 Public Speaking✍️ Speechwriting🏛️ Rhetoric📊 Presentation Skills💼 Business Communication
How to Write & Give a Speech Summary
How to Write & Give a Speech 87%
From audience to Q&A, the step-by-step skill of writing and delivering speeches that stick.
by Joan Detz 1984
3.71
118 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking✍️ Speechwriting🏛️ Rhetoric📊 Presentation Skills💼 Business Communication
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