"Dissoi Logoi" and Rhetorical Invention [electronic resource] : Contradictory Arguments for Contemporary Pedagogy / Kimber Charles Pearce.

This paper examines the origins of "dissoi logoi" (or twofold arguments) as a sophistic concept and pedagogical practice. A rationale is offered to explain why "dissoi logoi" should be adopted as a conceptual base for teaching invention in contemporary public speaking courses. Ar...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Pearce, Kimber Charles
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1994.
Subjects:	Audience Awareness. Higher Education. Persuasive Discourse. Public Speaking. Rhetorical Invention. Rhetorical Theory. Student Needs.