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Rhetoric, Through Everyday Things by Scot Barnett and others
Call Number: P301 .R4715 2016
ISBN: 9780817319199
"A fascinating addition to rhetoric scholarship, Rhetoric, Through Everyday Things expands the scope of rhetorical situations beyond the familiar humanist triad of speaker-audience-purpose to an inclusive study of inanimate objects." - Publisher
Science and the Internet: Communicating Knowledge in a Digital Age by Alan G. Gross; Jonathan Buehl
Call Number: Q 224.5.S36 2016
ISBN: 9780895038975
"This is a timely volume, introducing scholars of rhetoric to the often radical changes that scientists are experiencing in their internal and external communication practices as a result of digital media technologies." - back cover

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The Everyday Writer by Andrea A. Lunsford
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ISBN: 9781457698477
Publication Date: 6th ed., 2016
It is the accessible guide students need to improve their writing style and make the right rhetorical choices to ensure it is effective in a variety of situations.