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Brinton, Alan – Western Journal of Speech Communication, 1990
Argues that rhetoric belongs to a class of theories that tend not to become outmoded, and presents examples of effective rhetoric from ancient Greece. Suggests that rhetorical theories should be judged on their own terms rather than on the standards of an allied discipline. (KEH)
Descriptors: Historiography, Psychology, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism