Rhetorical Precis by Woodworth

In the article “The Rhetorical Précis” (1988), Margaret K. Woodworth asserts that young writers lack the ability to identify the rhetorical features and the choices of other authors.   Woodworth supports her claims by developing a technique and writing process; the rhetorical précis “acknowledges the rhetorical situation in which any discourse occurs and implicitly emphasizing the human responsibility involved both in writing and in interacting with a text” (157).  Her purpose was to explain the rhetorical précis results in order for teachers and students to develop this concise yet detailed writing technique.  Her tone throughout the article was extremely informative and confident in her techniques.   

Rhetoric Review, Vol. 7, No. 1. (Autumn, 1988), pp. 156-164.