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Download full textBalester, Valerie – 1988
Rhetorical ethos, or the character of the rhetor as she presents herself in discourse, is vital to the success of any student attempting to enter the universe of academic discourse. According to Aristotle, ethos is demonstrated by showing good sense, good character, and good will. However, in the modern university, with the diversity of…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, College English
