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==Purpose of Style Guide==
 
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This style guide will enable wiki contributors to keep a consistent voice, style, and design when adding or editing content. To make the wiki as effective as possible, it is important for both writing and design to remain consistent and accessible. Refer to the following guidelines for rules on grammar, punctuation, headings, form, and layout.  
This style guide will enable wiki contributors to keep a consistent voice, style, and design when adding or editing content. To make the wiki as effective as possible, it is important for both writing and design to remain consistent and accessible. Refer to the following guidelines for rules on grammar, punctuation, headings, form, and layout.  
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*Example definition-- '''Aesthetics''': study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
*Example definition-- '''Aesthetics''': study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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==Outside Resources==
 
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== Author Pages ==
== Author Pages ==
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* List authors in alphabetical order by Last Name. For links, write authors' names as Last Name, First Name.
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* List authors in alphabetical order by last name. For links, write authors' names as Last Name, First Name.
* Title should be the author's full name (include middle initials, if commonly used).
* Title should be the author's full name (include middle initials, if commonly used).
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* Repeat author's full name to start entry, followed by birth year and death year (if still living, write "present").  
* Repeat author's full name to start entry, followed by birth year and death year (if still living, write "present").  
   
   
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* Link to Article Summaries by that author under an "Article Summaries" Level 2 Headline.
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* Link to article summaries by that author under an "Article Summaries" Level 2 Headline.
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* Follow this general format for all Author Pages: summary, biography (including education, early life, family, occupations, awards, etc.), article summaries, additional works/ publications, further readings, references, and external links. Other sections can be added as desired (such as Notable Quotes).  
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* Follow this general format for all author pages: summary, biography (including education, early life, family, occupations, awards, etc.), article summaries, additional works/ publications, further readings, references, and external links. Other sections can be added as desired (such as Notable Quotes).  
== Definitions of Rhetoric ==
== Definitions of Rhetoric ==
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Latest revision as of 13:22, 24 April 2012

This style guide will enable wiki contributors to keep a consistent voice, style, and design when adding or editing content. To make the wiki as effective as possible, it is important for both writing and design to remain consistent and accessible. Refer to the following guidelines for rules on grammar, punctuation, headings, form, and layout.

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