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- Resources in philosophy, metaphor, and other topics of interest to rhetorical studies scholars, from the University of Iowa.

- A guide to the terms of classical and Renaissance rhetoric provided by Dr. Gideon Burton of Brigham Young University.

- Created by faculty and students at Georgia Tech, this is nearly a textbook on the history, major figures, and key terms of rhetoric.

- Internet links on rhetoric and its theory. Particularly good collection of e-texts and background material on classical and early Christian rhetoric.

- Doctoral thesis about immediacy of the internet as a rhetorical forum.
- A growing page on the teachings of rhetoric from the classic orators up to today's communicators.
- Academic website with resources for rhetorical theory.
- A description with examples of twenty types of emotional appeals, fallacious arguments, and other verbal manipulations that touch the heart and manipulate the mind.
- Approaches for analyzing persuasion in advertising and political rhetoric through the Intensify/Downplay schema.
- A catalog of links to e-texts of important speeches, largely from presidents and historic feminist figures, with research resources. Compiled by Robert Ivie of the University of Indiana.
- A collection of online resources related to classical rhetoric, writing centers, and university rhetoric departments.
- References and discussions about Kenneth Burke, a prominent rhetorician.
- A portal for researchers and practitioners of Rhetoric and Composition.

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