Herbert W. Simons
Emeritus Professor of Communication, Temple University
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Excerpt E

[cutting into the conversation between Frank and Dave]

Laura: We're coming in to be honest. [Laughs] Because we were listening.

Frank: I want to warn you before you say anything more...

[Laura and Frank together]

Laura: I know, I'm being taped.

Frank: that the tape is on.

[Dave and Frank together]

Dave: Ohhh-hohhh [as if to say, "it's getting thick."]

Frank: Please be advised...

[Laura, Dave, and Frank together]

Laura: As long as I know...

Dave: Let the tape show...

Frank: Please...[laughs]

Dave: ...at this moment Sue came in. It's 2:30 in the morning.

Frank: ...that anything you say will be...

Laura: [high pitched laughter--showing she's a good sport]

Frank: ...recorded, and your remarks may be consumed in public. So watch your step.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction

A Reconstructive Rhetoric

Rhetoric and Rationality

Narrative

Dialogue and Friendship

An Analysis of a Taped Conversation About a Taped Conversation

Excerpt A
Commentary on
Excerpt A


Excerpt B
Commentary on
Excerpt B


Excerpt C
Commentary on
Excerpt C


Excerpt D
Commentary on
Excerpt D


Excerpt E
Commentary on
Excerpt E


Excerpt F
Commentary on
Excerpt F


Excerpt G
Commentary on
Excerpt G


Excerpt H
Commentary on
Excerpt H


Excerpt I
Commentary on
Excerpt I


Excerpt J
Commentary on
Excerpt J


Conclusion

References
SELECTED WRITINGS
A Dilemma-Centered Analysis of Clinton's August 17th Apologia: Implications for Rhetorical Theory and Method

Judging A Policy Proposal By the Company It Keeps: The Gore-Perot NAFTA Debate

Rhetoric of Inquiry as an Intellectual Movement

Arguing About the Ethos of Past Actions: An Analysis of a Taped Conversation About a Taped Conversation

Burke, Marx, and Warrantable Outrage

Rhetorical Hermeneutics and the Project of Globalization

Media & Politics

The Rhetorical Construction of Institutional Fact: An Analysis of Social Problems Discourse

Temple Issues Forum: Innovations in Pedagogy

The Rhetoric of Philosophical Incommensurability

Rhetoric of the Classroom Teacher

Going Meta

The RPS Approach

Social Movements