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John R Lyne

University of Pittsburgh, Communication and Rhetoric, Emeritus

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Interests and publications in rhetoric of science and philosophy, C.S Peirce, semiotics, argumentation, rhetoric of expertise, professor emeritus of Communication, University of Pittsburgh, PhD University of Wisconsin, served as department chair of Communication at the University of Iowa and the University of Pittsburgh; Fellow, Center for Philosophy of Science, U of Pittsburgh, directed 24 doctoral dissertations, Provost’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring, founding member and past president, Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Medicine and Technology.

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Rhetoric and the Third Culture: Scientists and Arguers and Critics

Lyne Quantum Mechanics

Lyne Rhetorics of Inquiry

Rhetoric Across the Disciplines Rhetoric, Disciplinarity, and Fields of Knowledge

Lyne & Howe Rhetoric of Expertise

Lyne & Howe Punc Eq

Lyne Third Culture (clean copy) copy

Lyne, Bio-rhetorics

Lyne Social Epist

Whose Justice? Which Rationality?

Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1991

Reviews the book `Whose Justice? Which Rationality?' by Alasdair MacIntyre.

The Productivity of Scientific Rhetoric

Poroi, 2013

The rhetoric of science is so far a small but proud scholarly field that seeks simultaneously to ... more The rhetoric of science is so far a small but proud scholarly field that seeks simultaneously to contribute to rhetorical studies and to secure a place for rhetoric in the conversation of-to use a broad and not exclusively owned term-science studies. We want to be mindful of both of those fronts. The approach of rhetorical studies to argumentation, including scientific argumentation, recognizes that, no matter how valid their reasoning or how strong their evidence, speakers must command authority with audiences and that audiences bring a lot of baggage with them to the context-dependent rhetorical situations in which they encounter rhetorical activity. Accordingly, rhetoricians of science take seriously the role of rhetorical choices, including the use of tropes and figures, narrative accounts, genre expectations, and terministic framing to shape conversations about science. The field owes its gratitude to pioneers such as John Angus Campbell, Lawrence Prelli, Alan Gross, Randy Allen Harris, Jeanne Fahnestock, Carolyn Miller, and others who made this or related points at a time when the reflective study of science was still dominated by history and philosophy of science. Within the narratives of these more prestigious disciplines, the scope of rhetoric was pretty much confined to public communication of scientific results. The epistemic grounds of scientific claims were located elsewhere.

The rhetoric of expertise: E. O. Wilson and sociobiology

Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1990

In contrast to the “structural account” of scientific expertise, which ties the expert&amp;am... more In contrast to the “structural account” of scientific expertise, which ties the expert&amp;amp;#39;s discourse closely to disciplinary constraints, this essay develops a “rhetorical account,” showing how experts can move fluidly among disciplinary criteria and use paradigms more as strategies than constraints. Wilson, the exemplar here, projects his sociobiology into several discourse frames, each presuming a different audience, purpose, and persona

“Punctuated equilibria”: Rhetorical dynamics of a scientific controversy

Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1986

... First, distinct fields of discourse complicate communication within the sciences. ... The pub... more

Rhetoric and semiotic in C. S. Peirce

Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1980

Rhetoric and semiotic in C. S. Peirce

Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1980

The Editor extends her sincere appreciation to the following persons who served as invited reviewers during the past year: Janis F. Andersen

Taylor & Francis

The Editor extends her sincere appreciation to the following persons who served as invited review... more The Editor extends her sincere appreciation to the following persons who served as invited reviewers during the past year: ... Janis F. Andersen San Diego State University Peter Andersen San Diego State University James L. Applegate University of Kentucky Sandra Ball-Rokeach University of Southern California George A. Barnett State University of New York at Buffalo Robert A. Bell Northwestern University Arthur P. Bochner University of South Florida Barry Brummett University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Richard W. Buttny Ithaca College George E. Cheney University ...

Seeking the Productive Energy in Public Debates Over Science

Science Controversy, Common Sense, and the Third Culture

Argumentation and Advocacy

Review essay. Philosophical approaches to communication theory

J Commun, 1998

Rhetoric and everyday knowledge

Communication Studies, 1981

This essay attempts to locate within a philosophical analysis some of the conditions on which rhe... more This essay attempts to locate within a philosophical analysis some of the conditions on which rhetoric becomes pertinent to ordinary knowledge. Taking knowledge to be justified true belief, the argument advances three kinds of audience relativity that might be a consequence of the justification condition.

Rhetoric and the Third Culture: Scientists and Arguers and Critics

Lyne Quantum Mechanics

Lyne Rhetorics of Inquiry

Rhetoric Across the Disciplines Rhetoric, Disciplinarity, and Fields of Knowledge

Lyne & Howe Rhetoric of Expertise

Lyne & Howe Punc Eq

Lyne Third Culture (clean copy) copy

Lyne, Bio-rhetorics

Lyne Social Epist

Whose Justice? Which Rationality?

Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1991

Reviews the book `Whose Justice? Which Rationality?' by Alasdair MacIntyre.

The Productivity of Scientific Rhetoric

Poroi, 2013

The rhetoric of science is so far a small but proud scholarly field that seeks simultaneously to ... more The rhetoric of science is so far a small but proud scholarly field that seeks simultaneously to contribute to rhetorical studies and to secure a place for rhetoric in the conversation of-to use a broad and not exclusively owned term-science studies. We want to be mindful of both of those fronts. The approach of rhetorical studies to argumentation, including scientific argumentation, recognizes that, no matter how valid their reasoning or how strong their evidence, speakers must command authority with audiences and that audiences bring a lot of baggage with them to the context-dependent rhetorical situations in which they encounter rhetorical activity. Accordingly, rhetoricians of science take seriously the role of rhetorical choices, including the use of tropes and figures, narrative accounts, genre expectations, and terministic framing to shape conversations about science. The field owes its gratitude to pioneers such as John Angus Campbell, Lawrence Prelli, Alan Gross, Randy Allen Harris, Jeanne Fahnestock, Carolyn Miller, and others who made this or related points at a time when the reflective study of science was still dominated by history and philosophy of science. Within the narratives of these more prestigious disciplines, the scope of rhetoric was pretty much confined to public communication of scientific results. The epistemic grounds of scientific claims were located elsewhere.

The rhetoric of expertise: E. O. Wilson and sociobiology

Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1990

In contrast to the “structural account” of scientific expertise, which ties the expert&amp;am... more In contrast to the “structural account” of scientific expertise, which ties the expert&amp;amp;#39;s discourse closely to disciplinary constraints, this essay develops a “rhetorical account,” showing how experts can move fluidly among disciplinary criteria and use paradigms more as strategies than constraints. Wilson, the exemplar here, projects his sociobiology into several discourse frames, each presuming a different audience, purpose, and persona

“Punctuated equilibria”: Rhetorical dynamics of a scientific controversy

Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1986

... First, distinct fields of discourse complicate communication within the sciences. ... The pub... more

Rhetoric and semiotic in C. S. Peirce

Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1980

Rhetoric and semiotic in C. S. Peirce

Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1980

The Editor extends her sincere appreciation to the following persons who served as invited reviewers during the past year: Janis F. Andersen

Taylor & Francis

The Editor extends her sincere appreciation to the following persons who served as invited review... more The Editor extends her sincere appreciation to the following persons who served as invited reviewers during the past year: ... Janis F. Andersen San Diego State University Peter Andersen San Diego State University James L. Applegate University of Kentucky Sandra Ball-Rokeach University of Southern California George A. Barnett State University of New York at Buffalo Robert A. Bell Northwestern University Arthur P. Bochner University of South Florida Barry Brummett University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Richard W. Buttny Ithaca College George E. Cheney University ...

Seeking the Productive Energy in Public Debates Over Science

Science Controversy, Common Sense, and the Third Culture

Argumentation and Advocacy

Review essay. Philosophical approaches to communication theory

J Commun, 1998

Rhetoric and everyday knowledge

Communication Studies, 1981

This essay attempts to locate within a philosophical analysis some of the conditions on which rhe... more This essay attempts to locate within a philosophical analysis some of the conditions on which rhetoric becomes pertinent to ordinary knowledge. Taking knowledge to be justified true belief, the argument advances three kinds of audience relativity that might be a consequence of the justification condition.

Gene Talk Lyne Howe

THE RHETORIC OF EXPERTISE: E. O. WILSON AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

"PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIA": RHETORICAL DYNAMICS OF A SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSY

Encomium for Carolyn R. Miller on the Occasion of her Retirement

by Steven B. Katz and John R Lyne

This Encomium in honor of Professor Carolyn R. Miller upon her retirement from North Carolina Sta... more This Encomium in honor of Professor Carolyn R. Miller upon her retirement from North Carolina State University was composed by some of her colleagues (from NC State and ARST/NCA) and doctoral students: Molly Storment, Celeste Condit, John Lynne, Leah Ceccarelli, Ashley Rose Kelly and Brad Mehlenbacher, and organizer Lynda C. Walsh.

Each writer of this Encomium was given a specific part of the Encomium (as described by Quintilian), as well as two different figures of speech to be used to develop their respective sections. (This is clearly delineated in this document.)

This Encomium was delivered at Lotus of Siam, ARST dinner, National Communication Association, Nov 18, Las Vegas, NV, 2015.