RE: Rhetoric And Technical Writing?

["Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>]

> 
> 
> For what it's worth, I agree that studying rhetoric
> may have some value in technical writing. You never
> know where abstract knowledge will be useful. But it
> would be limited value, because the actual use of
> training in rhetoric would be applicable in only a
> small fraction of technical documents.

Training in rhetoric is training in how to understand your audience and
tailor your presentation to its needs. It is supremely germane to technical
writing.


Bonnie Granat
http://www.GranatEdit.com


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