A Manual Of Rhetoric: With Exercises For The Improvement Of Style Or Diction (1848) - Hardcover

Smart, Benjamin Humphrey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1436887496 ISBN 13: 9781436887496

Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, 2008

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""A Manual of Rhetoric: With Exercises for the Improvement of Style or Diction"" is a comprehensive guide to the art of persuasive communication, originally published in 1848 by Benjamin Humphrey Smart. The book is designed to help readers develop their skills in crafting effective speeches, essays, and other forms of written and spoken communication.The manual begins with an overview of the principles of rhetoric, including the importance of understanding one's audience, the use of persuasive language and imagery, and the structure of effective arguments. It then provides a series of exercises and examples designed to help readers practice and refine their own rhetorical skills.Throughout the book, Smart emphasizes the importance of clear and concise language, and provides guidance on how to avoid common pitfalls such as verbosity and cliches. He also provides examples of effective rhetorical devices such as metaphor, simile, and hyperbole, and offers tips on how to use them effectively.Overall, ""A Manual of Rhetoric"" is a valuable resource for anyone looking to improve their skills in persuasive communication, whether for personal or professional purposes. Its clear and accessible style, combined with its practical exercises and examples, make it an ideal guide for students, writers, and public speakers alike.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1436887496
• ISBN 13: 9781436887496
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 112
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