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Direct linkFahnestock, Jeanne – Written Communication, 2003
This study investigates the practice of presenting multiple supporting examples in parallel form. The elements of parallelism and its use in argument were first illustrated by Aristotle. Although real texts may depart from the ideal form for presenting multiple examples, rhetorical theory offers a rationale for minimal, parallel presentation. The…
Descriptors: Rhetorical Theory, Teaching Methods, Persuasive Discourse, Writing (Composition)
