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Covino, William Anthony was born on September 16, 1951 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Vito Anthony and Jeanette Sylvia (Tartaglia) Covino.
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From back cover: How we understand the history of rhetoric determines our attitudes toward literacy, literature and community. The book presupposes that Plato Phaedrus, Aristotle and Cicero De Oratore cannot be reduced to summary information or pedagogical advice; rather these works identify rhetoric with inconclusiveness and ambiguity. It speaks to teachers and students of whom rhetoric has become an index of fossilize adages. (Description by http-mart)
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In order to effectively persuade an audience, you must first understand the power of rhetoric and persuasion. This book provides a concise introduction to major theories of persuasion, analyses of political, cultural, and literary events that represent the significance and scope of persuasion. Elements of Persuasion offers an analytical discussion of a representative range of persuasion events: the 1925 Scopes trial, Spike LeeÕs Do The Right Thing, the 1996 State of the Union address, and more. With these, readers will examine the ways in which persuasion is affected by belief, desire, class, gender, and race. For anyone who wants a general understanding of the art of persuasion, specifically fledgling lawyers, politicians, psychologists, and educators.
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Covino, William Anthony was born on September 16, 1951 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Vito Anthony and Jeanette Sylvia (Tartaglia) Covino.
Bachelor in English, University of California at Los Angeles, 1973; Master of Arts in English, California State University, Northridge, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy in English, University of Southern California, 1981.
Assistant professor English San Diego State University, 1981-1984, associate professor English, 1984-1988, University Illinois, Chicago, 1988-1994, professor English, 1994-1998. Professor, chair English Florida Atlantic University, since 1998. Consulting reader College English, College Composition and Communication, Rhetoric Review, Journal Advanced Composition, State University of New York Press, Oxford University Press, since 1984.
Contributing edior The Writing Instructor, Los Angeles, since 1994. Member editorial board Pre/Text: A Journal of Rhetorical Theory, Arlington, Texas, since 1994. Modern Language Association executive committee History of Rhetoric, since 1999.
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Member Modern Language Association, National Council Teachers of English, International Society History of Rhetoric, Rhetoric Society of America, Association Teachers Advanced Composition.
Married Deborah Caslav, March 13, 1987. Children: Christopher, Nicholas, Alexandra, Daniel.