James L. Kinneavy

Thinkers1920 to 1999Rhetorician

Works

  • Kairos: A Neglected Concept in Classical Rhetoric, in Rhetoric and Praxis (Jean Dietz Moss, ed.), 1986
  • Greek Rhetorical Origins of Christian Faith: An Inquiry, 1987

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A University of Texas scholar of rhetoric and composition, author of A Theory of Discourse (1971), whose 1986 essay is credited with reviving kairos, the right or opportune moment and the fitness of speech to the situation, as a concept in modern rhetorical study.

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