“…The basic course should reflect the theories and functions of oral discourse and should inform the student about the philosophical purposes and the intellectual content of our field. Courses such as those outlined by Bevilacqua, 19 Dedmon, 20 and East and Starkey 21 should become the rule. The first course should do more than acquaint the student with the "twenty-three rules" for effective speechmaking, and it is unlikely that any single text would satisfy the needs of this course.…”