Part of the Penguin Academics Series, Rhetorical Choices is a rhetorically-organized reader whose selections and apparatus reflect the belief that language and literacy have deep political and social dimensions.

The exploration of these dimensions throughout the book encourages students to see the power of writing and the lifelong benefits of writing well. To this end, through its choice of readings and surrounding apparatus, Rhetorical Choices: A Reader for Writers stresses more than any other reader the idea that writing always stems from some perspective and always reflects some perspective.