CONTENTS

SECTION

PART I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES

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CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY

1. Definition of rhetoric....

2. Rhetoric distinguished from grammar

3. Rhetoric concerned only with the manner of discourse

4. The use of models in learning to write

5. Precept and practice in writing..

CHAPTER II. THE WHOLE COMPOSITION

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9. The structural units of the discourse

10. The purpose of the discourse.

II. Selection of the material..

12. Sources whence material may be derived.

13. The importance of individuality..

14. Unity of the discourse..

15. The theme of the discourse..

16. The title of the discourse..

17. Arrangement of the material.

18. Coherence in the discourse.

19. Planning the discourse

20. Transitions

21. Proportion in the discourse.

22. The beginning

23. The ending

24. Definition

CHAPTER III. THE PARAGRAPH

25. Reasons for paragraphing..

26. Classification.....

27. Structure of the paragraph.

28. Unity in the paragraph

44. Emphasis in the sentence.

45. Classification of sentences based on the principle of sus-

pense

46. The periodic sentence.

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Part I

GENERAL PRINCIPLES