Edwin Black (rhetorician)

Edwin Benjamin Black (October 26, 1929 – January 13, 2007) was one of the leading scholars of rhetorical criticism. He criticized "Neo-Aristotelianism" for its lacking a larger historical, social, political, and cultural understanding of the text and for its concentrating only on certain limited methods and aspects, such as the Aristotelian modes of rhetoric: ethos, pathos, and logos. He urged critics to analyze both the motives and goals within situated cultural norms and ideologies.

This article is about the American rhetorical scholar and critic. For the American journalist, see Edwin Black.
Edwin Benjamin Black
BornOctober 26, 1929
Houston, Texas
DiedJanuary 13, 2007(2007-01-13) (aged 77)
League City, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Rhetorician, university professor
Known forRhetorical criticism
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