David Zarefsky (1942-) is an American argumentation and rhetorical theorist. He is professor emeritus at Northwestern University. He is a past president of the National Communication Association (USA) and the Rhetoric Society of America.

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  • David Zarefsky (1942-) is an American argumentation and rhetorical theorist. He is professor emeritus at Northwestern University. He is a past president of the National Communication Association (USA) and the Rhetoric Society of America. Among his publications are six books and over 70 scholarly articles concerned with American public discourse (both historical and contemporary), argumentation, rhetorical criticism, and public speaking are books on the Lincoln-Douglas debates and on the rhetoric of the war on poverty during the Johnson administration. His recent publications include: “Making the Case for War: Colin Powell at the United Nations,” Rhetoric & Public Affairs, 10 (Summer 2007), 275-302. “Strategic Maneuvering through Persuasive Definitions: Implications for Dialectic and Rhetoric,” Argumentation, 20 (2006), 399-416. “The U.S. and the World: Unexpressed Premises of American Exceptionalism,” Proceedings of the Sixth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation, 1567-1571. Sizing Up Rhetoric, co-edited with Elizabeth Benacka . Public Speaking: Strategies for Success, 5th ed. .
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  • David Zarefsky (1942-) is an American argumentation and rhetorical theorist. He is professor emeritus at Northwestern University. He is a past president of the National Communication Association (USA) and the Rhetoric Society of America.
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  • David Zarefsky
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