Using Enthymemes to Teach Business Letter Writing

Shows how the classical enthymeme helps with invention and arrangement in business letter writing. Explains how the results of the enthymemic analysis can be organized according to leads offered by its four steps--clarify the question at issue, answer it, give reasons for the answer, and state the a...

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Published inBulletin of the Association for Business Communication Vol. 49; no. 1; p. 30
Main Author Jacobi, Martin J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1986
Subjects
Business Communication
Business Correspondence
Business English
Communication Skills
Educational Theories
Enthymemes
Higher Education
Rhetorical Invention
Teaching Methods
Technical Writing
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Summary:Shows how the classical enthymeme helps with invention and arrangement in business letter writing. Explains how the results of the enthymemic analysis can be organized according to leads offered by its four steps--clarify the question at issue, answer it, give reasons for the answer, and state the assumption. (EL)