Outlines the career and accomplishment of Gerald R. Miller, professor and researcher in the field of communication. Articulates the secondary goals of rhetoric and how Miller's career excelled at each of them. (HB)

Presents a theoretical account of how speakers interpret that which is taken for granted in messages. Discusses research concerning enthymemes, argument theory, indirect speech acts, conversational maxims, pragmatic implication and other areas. Provides a framework for a model of how speakers interpret unspoken portions of utterances. (JMF)

Argues that the assumptions and methods of hard sciences do not fit the study of human communication behavior. The result is subversion of human dignity through method-oriented findings that do not produce useful generalizations. The path to scientific respectability lies in the traditional study of oratory. (PD)