English and psychiatry
<p>The writers who capture the minds and ears of the psychiatric community have a variety of motivations. They could want you to endorse a drug, a diagnosis, or a theory. In their efforts to persuade you, they will use rhetorical strategies. Rhetorical strategies are methods of writing to pers...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2013-02-01
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| Series: | Mental Illness |
| Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/5076 |
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| Summary: | <p>The writers who capture the minds and ears of the psychiatric community have a variety of motivations. They could want you to endorse a drug, a diagnosis, or a theory. In their efforts to persuade you, they will use rhetorical strategies. Rhetorical strategies are methods of writing to persuade a reader of an over-arching conclusion. With training in these strategies, it becomes easier for members of all disciplines, including psychiatry, to understand what methods of persuasion are being used on them.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 2036-7457 2036-7465 |