How is rhetoric epistemic

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About the author s Rick Cherwitz. The University of Texas at Austin. William D. Harpine In , Robert L. Scott advocated that "rhetoric is epistemic.

Scott's essay is founded in a concept of argumentative justification in rhetoric, viewed as an alternative to analytic logic.

Other writers, including Brummett , Railsback , and Cherwitz and Hikins , have offered variations on Scott's theme. The thesis that rhetoric is epistemic has been controversial, however, and from the tone of the debate one may draw two conclusions: many rhetorical theorists feel that Scott was on to something important, and the thesis as it has been developed is flawed.

Much of the dispute centers on what the thesis means. These discussions have not yet adequately clarified that issue. The philosopher's most fundamental obligation is to define terms with care.

It is in precisely this respect that the rhetoric-is-epistemic theorists have fallen short. Some of the key terms in this literature include rhetoric , knowledge , certainty , and truth. In too many cases, the writers on rhetorical epistemology have not defined their key terms at all. In other cases, their definitions are inadequate or inconsistent. This essay undertakes to sort out the most important definitional problems, which center on the rhetoric-is-epistemic theorists' habit of equivocating about the meanings of "rhetoric" and "certainty.