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Abstract
Rhetorically based composition training, as a part of liberal arts training, provides military students with the critical thinking skills needed for them to become leaders in a military that is facing increasingly complex and ambiguous situations. Writing assignments force students to consider the rhetorical context that surrounds a given situation, to properly evaluate evidence, and to consider all of the worthy alternatives to an important issue before charting a course for belief or action.
Contextualizing Our Teaching
The student arrived at office hours, his hat folded neatly, his boots smartly polished, his uniform crisply ...