Until recently, the notion of a “rhetoric of science” may have sounded oxymoronic.*
Traditional conceptions of science as the embodiment of disinterested, objective knowledge …

In 1976, Philip Wander published an article in WJC with the title “The Rhetoric of Science.”
Pointing out that “the rhetorical critic has been slow to treat this topic” because of “the …

Landmark Essays in Rhetoric of Science: Issues and Methods compiles the essential
readings of the vibrant field of rhetoric of science, tracing the growth and core concerns of …

Inspired by the Weltanschauungen opposition to positivist philosophy of science and the
current interest in the relation of rhetoric and knowledge, some writers in rhetorical theory …

IT WAS with mixed pleasure that I learned from Professor Brummett that my work in rhetoric
of science was among" the daughters of epistemic rhetoric." I gratefully acknowledge that my …

The proliferation of papers, programs, and now a journal issue dedicated to the “rhetoric of
science” is eloquent testimony to the vitality of what may be called the “rhetorical turn.” 1 The …

How does the rhetoric of science look from the standpoint of Ock-ham's Razor? Self-styled
rhetoricians of science have been so good at advertising the field's affinities with literary …

Rhetorical scholars have become increasingly interested in the persuasive tactics and
strategies that arise out of the communication that occurs in the course of doing science. 1 …

This response indulges in a bit of historical purism about “science”, which fares no better
than the “rhetoric” end of “rhetoric of science.” Contrary to what the rhetorical purists claim …

An exciting development in recent years is the turning of attention by rhetoricians to the
rhetoric of science. As evidenced by the three preceding articles in this issue, scholars …