Guidelines for Writing a Rhetorical Précis A rhetorical précis differs from a summary in that it is a less neutral, more analytical condensation

Guidelines for Writing a Rhetorical Précis A rhetorical précis differs from a summary in that it is a less neutral, more analytical condensation of both the content and method of the original text. (“Précis” means “concise summary.”) Its structure is designed for presentation of insights about a text from the perspective of a rhetorical reader. […]