Herbert W. Simons
Emeritus Professor of Communication, Temple University
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Earlier versions of this paper were presented at the 1994 Conference on Argumentation in Amsterdam, the 1995 Alta Conference, and the 1995 SCA Convention in San Antonio. The author wishes to thank Robert Branham, Ron Lee and the anonymous QJS reviewers for their comments on the previous drafts.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover Letter

Abstract

Introduction

Rhetorical Rationality

Rhetorical Rationality in the Gore-Perot Debate

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