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Amplification in Technical Manuals: Theory and Practice

Published:1989-01 Issue:1 Volume:19 Page:13-29
ISSN:0047-2816
Container-title:Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

Author:

Killingsworth M. Jimmie¹,Gilbertson Michael K.²,Chew Joe³

Affiliation:

1. Memphis State University

2. Oregon Institute of Technology

3. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories

Abstract

Amplification is the set of rhetorical techniques by which a discourse is elaborated and extended to enhance its appeal and information value. Even in the manual, long considered the most laconic of the genres of technical communication, amplification has its place. Drawing on the theory of classical and modern rhetoric, this article shows how amplification tends to increase and improve the coverage, rationale, warnings, behavioral alternatives, examples, previews, reviews, and general emphasis of technical manuals.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Education,Communication

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.2190/AQL3-WG5B-7GWA-K59B

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