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Download full textCollins, Sue; Hearn, Ralene – 1993
This paper presents three units of study and discusses ways that teachers can incorporate Kenneth Burke's ideas on symbolic action into the basic communication course. The three units discussed in the paper address: meaning in language and symbolic reality; persuasion; and rhetorical criticism. Each unit includes a brief introduction to the topic,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Language Usage, Persuasive Discourse
Klein, Marvin L.; Grover, Burton L. – 1970
This research project was carried out to test the hypothesis that symbolic logic instruction, if taught in a secondary school field situation in a way which included specific applications to argumentative composition, would effect greater improvement in composition and logical sentence analysis than if the students received little or no…
Descriptors: Educational Research, English Instruction, Essays, Logical Thinking
