Citation style guides

Use the University of Iowa Writing Center's links to a variety of citation resources.

You can also check out Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) for the most comprehensive descriptions of MLA, APA, and Chicago.

Minor in Rhetoric and Persuasion

The General Education course Rhetoric (RHET:1030) helps develop basic skills in the effective use of language by having students engage with important social controversies and by asking them to analyze and describe the various perspectives on these controversies as well as to craft and advocate their own positions (description, analysis, advocacy).

The Forest of Rhetoric

Guide to the terms of classical and renaissance rhetoric. Sometimes it is difficult to see the forest (the big picture) of rhetoric because of the trees (the hundreds of Greek and Latin terms naming figures of speech, etc.) within rhetoric.

The Writing Center

The Writing Center assists with all writing projects, including multimedia projects, at any stage of development. Our services are free and available to anyone in the University of Iowa community. Our job is to help you become a better writer, reader and critical thinker.